Evansville, IN 47715 is located in Vanderburgh County and is known for its vibrant culture. The local politics of the area are managed by the office of the Mayor of Evansville, who is elected every four years by a popular vote. The mayor works with members of the common council to make decisions that affect the residents of Evansville. The areas of infrastructure, economic development, and public safety are all top priorities for the city's leadership. With nearly 120,000 people living in the city, the mayor's office works hard to ensure that all citizens have access to resources they need to thrive. Recently, local politicians have taken an active stance to support new businesses and organizations in the area while working on projects that will improve public transportation services throughout Vanderburgh County.
The political climate in Zip 47715 (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 47715 (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 47715 (Evansville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 417 contributions totaling $62,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 479 contributions totaling $207,612 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)