The 46205 zip code area of Indianapolis, Indiana is a vibrant and diverse community with a variety of political viewpoints. As the county seat of Marion County, Indianapolis is home to many local, state, and federal representatives all working to serve their constituents. In terms of local politics, the area is represented by members of both the Democratic and Republican parties who work together for the betterment of their district. On a state level, the residents are served by two senators in Indiana's General Assembly as well as nine members in the House of Representatives. Finally, at the federal level the 46205 zip code is represented by two U.S. Senators from Indiana and one member of Congress who works on behalf of all citizens regardless of party affiliation. Overall, 46205 residents can take comfort in knowing that they are represented fairly and equitably at each level of government.
The political climate in Zip 46205 (Indianapolis, IN) is strongly liberal.
Marion County, IN is strongly liberal. In Marion County, IN 63.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.3% to 34.3%.
Marion county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46205 (Indianapolis, IN) is strongly liberal.
Indianapolis, Indiana is strongly liberal.
Marion County, Indiana is strongly liberal.
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.
Indianapolis, Indiana: r d D D D D
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 46205 (Indianapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,951 contributions totaling $503,516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 196 contributions totaling $99,898 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $510 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)