The city of Lawrence, IN, is a small town located in Marion County. The town has been historically known for its agriculture and industrial development throughout the years. In recent times, it has become a thriving area with an influx of new businesses and residents. Lawrence is currently governed by a five-member City Council who are all elected from the local area. They work together to make decisions that will benefit the community and ensure the overall health of the city. The current mayor is Frankfort Knapp, who was elected in 2019 and has been an advocate for economic growth and development in the city. The council members carefully review each proposed initiative to ensure that it is in line with their mission to improve the quality of life in Lawrence. Through this careful consideration they are able to make decisions for the betterment of all citizens, while respecting their individual rights.
The political climate in Lawrence, IN is moderately liberal.
Marion County, IN is strongly liberal. In Marion County, IN 63.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.3% to 34.3%.
Marion county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lawrence, IN is moderately liberal.
Marion County, Indiana is strongly liberal.
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.
Lawrence, Indiana: r d D D D D
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 Lawrence, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,871 contributions totaling $506,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,511 contributions totaling $625,066 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $414 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)