46151 Martinsville, IN is a small town in Central Indiana with a long and storied political history. The town has been served by mayors such as Robert “Bob” Lewis (1960-1963), who was known for his dedication to public service and commitment to improving the quality of life for its residents. Currently, 46151 Martinsville, IN falls within the Fifth Congressional District and is represented at the federal level by Representative Susan W. Brooks. At the state level, 46151 Martinsville, IN is part of Senate District 25 and is represented by Senator Jeff Raatz. Locally, many city council members serve the area in various capacities - several have held their positions for multiple terms while others are new to their roles. In 2017, Mayor Phil Deckard ran unopposed in his re-election bid and continues to faithfully serve the citizens of 46151 Martinsville.
The political climate in Zip 46151 (Martinsville, IN) is very conservative.
Morgan County, IN is very conservative. In Morgan County, IN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 21.5%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46151 (Martinsville, IN) is very conservative.
Martinsville, Indiana is very conservative.
Morgan 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.
Martinsville, 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 46151 (Martinsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,002 contributions totaling $77,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 405 contributions totaling $125,683 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)