Memphis, IN is a small town located in the state of Indiana with a population of just over 2,000 people. Located in Clark County, the town has its own mayor and city council who are responsible for managing the day-to-day affairs of the city. The mayor and city council work closely together to ensure that the needs of all citizens of Memphis are being met. They also address any concerns or issues that may arise in the community. As part of their duties, they make decisions concerning zoning regulations, taxes and other public services that are necessary to keep the community running smoothly. Additionally, Memphis' mayor and city council are tasked with organizing local elections for candidates such as City Council members, Mayor, and Superintendent of Schools as well as raising funds for various causes and initiatives in the area. This allows them to create policies that will benefit everyone living in Memphis while also ensuring that residents get a chance to participate in selecting their leaders during election time.
The political climate in Zip 47143 (Memphis, IN) is moderately conservative.
Clark County, IN is moderately conservative. In Clark County, IN 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 39.8%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47143 (Memphis, IN) is moderately conservative.
Memphis, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Clark County, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Memphis, 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 47143 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $1,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)