Evansville, Indiana is a diverse city located in Vanderburgh County. It has a population of around 117,429 people, with a mix of different cultures and backgrounds. Politically, Evansville is much like the rest of the state of Indiana - largely conservative. The local government consists of a mayor and council that are elected for four-year terms. Currently, Lloyd Winnecke is serving as Evansville’s mayor and has been in office since 2012. The City Council is comprised of nine members from across the city who work together to pass legislation. They also approve funding for various projects throughout the city such as roads, parks, and public safety initiatives. Overall, there is a strong sense of community in Evansville and citizens take an active role in their local government by participating in town hall meetings or volunteering to serve on boards and committees.
The political climate in Zip 47710 (Evansville, IN) is leaning conservative.
Vanderburgh County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Vanderburgh County, IN 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vanderburgh county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Vanderburgh county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47710 (Evansville, IN) is leaning conservative.
Evansville, Indiana is leaning conservative.
Vanderburgh County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Evansville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Evansville, 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 47710 (Evansville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 164 contributions totaling $9,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $22,636 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)