Fairland, IN 46126 is a small town located in Central Indiana. It is home to a diverse population of approximately 2,500 people. Politically, the town is largely conservative and most voters lean towards the Republican Party. Local elections in Fairland tend to be fiercely competitive and the most recent election saw the incumbent mayor narrowly defeated by a challenger from within his own party. The current mayor is a lifelong resident of Fairland and has long been active in local politics. He has made it his mission to improve infrastructure, create new job opportunities, and make sure that all residents have access to quality educational options. In addition, he has worked hard to ensure that the city remains fiscally responsible. All of these efforts have earned him widespread support from residents throughout the town.
The political climate in Zip 46126 (Fairland, IN) is very conservative.
Shelby County, IN is very conservative. In Shelby County, IN 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.1%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46126 (Fairland, IN) is very conservative.
Fairland, Indiana is very conservative.
Shelby County, Indiana is very 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.
Fairland, Indiana: 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 46126 (Fairland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $12,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)