The Indiana, PA Metro Area is a vibrant and active community with an engaged population. The area is served by local and state government officials who provide the resources needed to support growth and progress. Local politicians work hard to promote initiatives that benefit the residents of Indiana, such as infrastructure investment, public safety enhancements, economic development projects and environmental protection measures. Furthermore, the Indiana Appropriations Commission works to ensure that state funds are used effectively for the betterment of Indiana. These efforts keep the people of the Indiana Metro Area connected with their local representatives and help them stay informed on current political issues.
The political climate in Indiana Metro Area is very conservative.
In Indiana Metro Area 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Indiana metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.6%.
The Indiana metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Indiana Metro Area is very conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
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.
Indiana, Pennsylvania: 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 Indiana Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,175 contributions totaling $106,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,065 contributions totaling $1,206,972 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)