Memphis, IN is a small city in Ripley County located about 15 miles from the Ohio border. The city has a proud history of active political involvement and civic engagement. Local residents take great pride in having their say in local decision-making and regularly taking part in elections. In the last mayoral election, citizens voted for incumbent Mayor Jimmie Jett who won by a wide margin. He has been praised for his efforts to improve public infrastructure and create jobs for local residents. Additionally, Memphis’ current City Council members have worked hard to pass legislation that improves all aspects of life for citizens living in the city. Throughout the years, Memphis has been represented by various representatives in Congress, including Rep. Todd Young, who currently serves as Indiana’s 9th district representative in the United States House of Representatives.
The political climate in Memphis, IN is moderately conservative.
Clark County, IN is moderately conservative. In Clark County, IN 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 39.8%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Memphis, IN is moderately conservative.
Clark County, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Memphis, 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 Memphis, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $1,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)