The politics in Atlanta, Indiana (46031) are primarily rooted in its local government. The City Council serves as the legislative branch of government and is made up of five elected officials who serve four-year terms. The current Mayor is Jeffrey L. Hancock, and the City Council consists of council members Kenneth Andrews, Kim Jones, Jason Tolliver, Robert McLain, and Pauline Mayfield-Zocholl. Together they decide on laws that govern the entire city. Issues such as taxes, public safety and infrastructure are discussed and voted upon by the City Council. Additionally, there are two Townships in the area: Wayne Township and Clay Township which both provide local governments to serve their respective areas. All these entities come together to ensure that living in Atlanta is a safe and prosperous experience for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 46031 (Atlanta, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, IN is leaning conservative. In Hamilton County, IN 45.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained moderately Republican, 52.2% to 45.4%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46031 (Atlanta, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Atlanta, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, Indiana is leaning 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.
Atlanta, 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 46031 (Atlanta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $130,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,782 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)