The politics in the Columbus, IN Metro Area are represented by a variety of different candidates from many different political parties. A few of the most prominent parties that have candidates running for office in the area include Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and Green Party members. Each candidate has their own stance on various issues and topics that affect the citizens of Columbus and the surrounding areas. Some of those topics include education, health care, economic growth and other important matters to the community. All candidates are held to high ethical standards as they strive to ensure the best outcome for their constituents. The public is encouraged to stay informed about local and state elections through research and studying voter guides from each candidate’s campaign website or social media pages. Doing so will aid in ensuring an informed decision when it comes time to cast your vote!
The political climate in Columbus Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Columbus Metro Area 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Columbus metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.6%.
The Columbus metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbus Metro Area is strongly 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.
Columbus, 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 Columbus Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,882 contributions totaling $176,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 957 contributions totaling $775,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $810 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)