Cicero is a small town located in Hamilton County, Indiana. It has a population of approximately 6,000 people and is a part of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Statistical Area. The political process in Cicero is largely dictated by local elections, presided over by citizens who are directly impacted by the decisions of their elected officials. The candidates for these local offices strive to represent the interests of their constituents and bring their town into the modern age with new ideas and initiatives. Local issues such as education, taxes, economic development, and infrastructure are at the forefront of Cicero’s political discourse. As an example, one current issue involves the town’s water supply which necessitates a long-term plan to ensure adequate resources for future generations. Candidates running in upcoming elections must weigh in on this issue to demonstrate their commitment to Cicero’s progress and prosperity.
The political climate in Cicero, IN is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, IN is leaning conservative. In Hamilton County, IN 45.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained moderately Republican, 52.2% to 45.4%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cicero, IN is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, Indiana is leaning 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.
Cicero, 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 Cicero, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $3,931 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $40,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)