The Auburn, IN Metro Area is politically divided between Republicans and Democrats. Although the area does not have a specific representative in Congress, both political parties are actively involved in local elections. The last major election was for Mayor of Auburn, where incumbent Republican Kyle Moore ran against Democratic challenger Bob Williams. After a close race, Moore pulled ahead with 50 percent of the vote to secure his third term as mayor. Local politics also involve numerous committees and boards responsible for making decisions that affect the city's infrastructure and growth potential. Ultimately, the people of Auburn are committed to choosing leaders who will serve their best interests while helping move their community forward.
The political climate in Auburn Metro Area is very conservative.
In Auburn Metro Area 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Auburn metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 25.3%.
The Auburn metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Auburn 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.
Auburn, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Auburn Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 342 contributions totaling $29,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 365 contributions totaling $111,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)