Anderson, IN is a small city located in Madison County. The city has a population of about 56,000 people and its government consists of an elected Mayor and six City Council members. This group works together to create and implement the laws and policies that benefit the community. They strive to make sure that all citizens are represented fairly and have access to resources and services that will improve their quality of life. In addition, they work with local businesses to ensure economic growth for the city. The Mayor also works with other political leaders in Madison County such as representatives from the state legislature, county officials, and other local government bodies to ensure Anderson’s voice is heard in regional politics. As a result of this collective effort, Anderson has become a vibrant community where citizens can feel secure and enjoy the benefits of living in a thriving city.
The political climate in Anderson, 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
Anderson, 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.
Anderson, 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 Anderson, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,539 contributions totaling $256,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,185 contributions totaling $781,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)