Anderson, IN 46017 is a vibrant small city located in the state of Indiana. The city has a population of around 56,000 people, and is governed by a mayor and an 8-member Common Council. There is also a City Clerk who serves as the administrative arm of the government. Politics in Anderson are generally moderate and people here tend to vote for candidates from both major political parties. In recent years, elections have been contested by local Democrats and Republicans, as well as some independent candidates. Candidates focus on issues that affect all citizens such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and environmental protection. Anderson residents take pride in their city and actively participate in local elections to make sure their voices are heard at the ballot box.
The political climate in Zip 46017 (Anderson, IN) is moderately conservative.
Madison County, IN is moderately conservative. In Madison County, IN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.6%.
Madison county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46017 (Anderson, IN) is moderately conservative.
Anderson, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Madison County, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Anderson, Indiana: r R d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 46017 (Anderson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $13,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)