Madison, IN is a town in southeastern Indiana that has a rich history and culture. At the local level, it is served by the Jefferson County Council and the Madison Common Council. The Jefferson County Council is responsible for policy decisions that affect all of Jefferson County, while the Madison Common Council focuses on the needs of Madison itself. Both councils are elected by residents to serve four-year terms. Recently, there has been an increased focus on improving access to public services such as education, health care, and affordable housing in order to create more equitable outcomes for all residents. Additionally, local leaders have taken steps to promote economic development in the community through job creation initiatives and small business assistance programs. Many local organizations are involved in providing advocacy for their communities on issues such as economic development and environmental protection. It is clear that Madison's political landscape is complex but constantly evolving to meet the needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Madison, IN is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, IN is very conservative. In Jefferson County, IN 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison, IN is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, Indiana is very conservative.
Madison Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Madison, Indiana: R R r 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 Madison, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 578 contributions totaling $58,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $106,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $487 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)