Greenfield, IN is a small city located in the north central part of the state. It has a strong sense of community and is home to many businesses, schools, parks, and other amenities. The politics of Greenfield are focused on local issues that affect the citizens of this city. Politicians come from both major parties and all points in between to serve the people of Greenfield. Local political forums provide a platform for politicians to discuss important issues such as property taxes, education, health care, crime prevention, environmental protection, infrastructure development, and economic growth. In addition to elections for Mayor and City Council members there are also election cycles for County Commissioners and Municipal Judges which help shape the direction of Greenfield’s future. The citizens of Greenfield are engaged in their local political process and have an active say in who will be representing them at the county or state level.
The political climate in Greenfield, IN is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, IN is very conservative. In Hancock County, IN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 30.0%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenfield, IN is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, Indiana is very 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.
Greenfield, 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 Greenfield, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 794 contributions totaling $200,276 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 640 contributions totaling $214,394 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)