The politics in the Marion, IN metro area are largely influenced by national and state elections. Local political candidates contribute to the dialogue and often draw attention to a variety of issues that are important to the local community. The area is home to a wide range of constituents who come from different political backgrounds, making it important for candidates to be able to appeal to each group and discuss how their policies can improve quality of life for all citizens. While there is no official population data available for Marion, many cities within the metro area have seen significant growth over recent years due to increased job opportunities and economic development initiatives. This has led to higher voter turnout at each election cycle as citizens make their voices heard on issues that affect them most. All of this has created a vibrant political landscape where individuals can express their opinion freely and engage in meaningful debate about the direction of the community’s future.
The political climate in Marion Metro Area is very conservative.
In Marion Metro Area 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, the Marion metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.4%.
The Marion metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 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 Marion Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 899 contributions totaling $81,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 454 contributions totaling $136,662 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)