The politics of the Plymouth, IN Metro Area are shaped by the many communities throughout the area. The county seat of Marshall County is located in Plymouth and is represented by various locally elected officials, such as a mayor, council members, and other municipal representatives. Additionally, several Indiana state representatives serve Marshall County on both the House and Senate in Indianapolis. These local and state level representatives work to ensure that legislation passed at the higher levels of government are implemented effectively within their respective jurisdictions. Various initiatives have been championed by various political candidates from this area such as funding for education and infrastructure improvements. Furthermore, local issues such as economic development and improving quality of life for its citizens are regularly discussed among our representatives. Residents here are actively engaged in their local politics and come together to make sure their voices are heard during elections.
The political climate in Plymouth Metro Area is very conservative.
In Plymouth Metro Area 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Plymouth metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.6%.
The Plymouth metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plymouth 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.
Plymouth, 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 Plymouth Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,230 contributions totaling $105,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 453 contributions totaling $380,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $841 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)