The city of Terre Haute, IN (47804) has a population of approximately 61,000 people. Politics in the city are shaped by the Terre Haute City Council, which consists of nine members. This council meets bi-monthly to discuss local issues and make decisions that impact the citizens of Terre Haute. The current Mayor is Duke Bennett and he is supported by four other members on the City Council who share his vision for the city. Additionally, every two years the residents of Terre Haute elect three new Council representatives from their respective districts. These Council representatives provide input and guidance on local issues as well as support from their constituents for policy initiatives that can have an impact on the community.
The political climate in Zip 47804 (Terre Haute, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Vigo County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Vigo County, IN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vigo county remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 41.5%.
Vigo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47804 (Terre Haute, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Terre Haute, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Vigo County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area is strongly 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.
Terre Haute, Indiana: r r D d 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 47804 (Terre Haute)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $16,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $7,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)