The politics in 47406 Bloomington, IN are varied and complex. The city is situated in Monroe County and the Indiana State Legislature is represented by district 63 senator Mark Stoops and district 62 representative Matt Pierce. Additionally, there are a number of local offices representing the city of Bloomington such as the Mayor, Clerk-Treasurer, Common Council, as well as other roles that may be associated with specific wards or precincts. In terms of parties, the majority of those elected to political office in 47406 Bloomington are Democrats. Generally issues of great importance to citizens within this area include those concerning education, economic development, environmental protection, and crime prevention. In addition to local politicians running for office each election cycle, there are also state representatives from districts within Monroe County that help shape policy at a higher level. Much like the rest of Indiana state politics, there is an active effort to work towards solutions that balance fiscal responsibility with social progressiveness.
The political climate in Zip 47406 (Bloomington, IN) is strongly liberal.
Monroe County, IN is strongly liberal. In Monroe County, IN 63.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.1% to 34.9%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47406 (Bloomington, IN) is strongly liberal.
Bloomington, Indiana is strongly liberal.
Monroe County, Indiana is strongly liberal.
Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bloomington, Indiana: r d D D D D
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 47406 (Bloomington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $1,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)