The small town of Alexandria, Indiana is part of Madison County and has a population of about 4,711 people. It is in the state's 6th congressional district and is home to many local political candidates vying for mayor and city council seats. Residents take their role in local politics seriously and have been actively involved in making sure their voices are heard. Numerous issues that affect the community from infrastructure projects to public safety are discussed by the elected officials who represent Alexandria at both the county and state level. The citizens of Alexandria believe that strong civic engagement is important for their town’s continued progress and growth, so they make every effort to stay informed about what's happening in their local government. As one of the oldest townships in Madison County, Alexandria has a long history of political activism with its citizens participating in elections at all levels since its founding.
The political climate in Alexandria, IN is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, IN is moderately conservative. In Madison County, IN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.6%.
Madison county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alexandria, IN is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Indiana is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Alexandria, Indiana: r R d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Alexandria, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $2,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $44,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $499 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)