Marion, IN is a city in Grant County with a population of about 30,000 people. Its political landscape is representative of the state of Indiana, which leans conservative overall. The mayor of Marion is Republican Kevin P. Sluka, who has been in office since 2012 and was re-elected in 2019. On the local level, several City Council members serve to represent the interests of the citizens. The current City Council is made up of three Republicans and two Democrats, who work together to ensure that the day-to-day functions of Marion are running smoothly and efficiently. In addition to these elected officials, Marion has numerous representatives in the Indiana State Senate and House of Representatives from both major parties. It is important for voters in Marion to stay informed on local politics and make their voices heard at both city and state levels as they can make a significant impact on the future of their community.
The political climate in Marion, IN is moderately conservative.
Grant County, IN is very conservative. In Grant County, IN 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.4%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion, IN is moderately conservative.
Grant County, Indiana is very conservative.
Marion Metro Area is very 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.
Marion, 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 Marion, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,858 contributions totaling $235,291 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,670 contributions totaling $534,865 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)