The politics of the 46231 area in Indianapolis, Indiana are centered around issues that affect the local community. These issues include education, safety, health care, and economic development. This section of Indianapolis is represented by a number of elected officials who work to address these issues. The mayor of Indianapolis is Joe Hogsett who was elected in 2016 and has been working to address the city's crime rate, improve public transportation and ensure sustainable economic growth for all. Additionally, there are a number of representatives for the state and district in both the House and Senate that provide legislative leadership on issues like health care reform, environmental protection, and infrastructure investment. The citizens of 46231 take an active role in their civic engagement as they make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to important local decisions about education, public safety, healthcare access, and poverty alleviation.
The political climate in Zip 46231 (Indianapolis, IN) is moderately 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 46231 (Indianapolis, IN) is moderately liberal.
Indianapolis, Indiana is moderately 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 46231 (Indianapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $20,112 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $3,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)