The small town of 46182 Waldron, IN is a tight-knit community with two political parties represented in local government. The Democratic and Republican parties both have their own slate of candidates running for elected office. The current Mayor is a Democrat who was elected in 2020, and the rest of the Council members are a mix of Republicans and Democrats. The people of Waldron strongly value transparency in government and strive to maintain an open dialogue between residents, politicians, and other stakeholders. In addition to regular city council meetings, the town hosts public forums where citizens can voice their concerns or opinions about local politics. In general, the citizens of 46182 Waldron IN have a strong sense of civic pride that is reflected in their commitment to keeping informed on relevant issues and advocating for what they believe in.
The political climate in Zip 46182 (Waldron, IN) is very conservative.
Shelby County, IN is very conservative. In Shelby County, IN 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.1%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46182 (Waldron, IN) is very conservative.
Waldron, Indiana is very conservative.
Shelby 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.
Waldron, 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 46182 (Waldron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)