Martinsville, Indiana is a small city located in Morgan County. It has a vibrant community that is engaged in local politics. The City of Martinsville is governed by a mayor and five city council members who are elected by the residents of the city. Recently, there have been several initiatives taken to create more equitable policies for all members of the community. Through debates over public safety, environmental protection, and economic development, the city council works to ensure that decisions are made in line with the needs and values of Martinsville's people. Additionally, many local organizations exist to engage citizens on issues related to social justice and civic participation. These organizations work to promote an informed and active citizenry as well as a safe and inclusive environment for all residents.
The political climate in Martinsville, IN is moderately conservative.
Morgan County, IN is very conservative. In Morgan County, IN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 21.5%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martinsville, IN is moderately conservative.
Morgan 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.
Martinsville, 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 Martinsville, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,002 contributions totaling $77,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 405 contributions totaling $125,683 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)