Politics in Evansville, IN (47714) is a vibrant and important part of the local community. The city is represented by various officials at both the state and federal level. At the federal level, Evansville is represented by Larry Bucshon in the United States House of Representatives and Mike Braun in the United States Senate. At the state level, Evansville is represented by Jim Tomes in the Indiana Senate and Wendy McNamara in the Indiana House of Representatives. All these representatives are actively involved in making sure that their constituents feel heard and their needs are met. They are also involved with a wide range of initiatives that affect all aspects of life in 47714 including healthcare, education, transportation, environmental protection, and more. In addition to these representatives, there are many active local political organizations and campaigns that engage citizens in their hometown politics. These groups organize events that promote civic engagement, encourage voter registration and turnout, and provide resources for learning about local issues so people can make informed decisions on election day.
The political climate in Zip 47714 (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 47714 (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 47714 (Evansville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,098 contributions totaling $68,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 255 contributions totaling $223,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $877 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)