Evansville, IN is located in Vanderburgh County and is the county seat. It is a major city in the state of Indiana with a population of 117,429 according to the 2019 census estimates. In Evansville, voters will have the opportunity to select their local political candidates for mayor, city council members, supervisors and other officials during elections. The City of Evansville has a Mayor-Council form of government with an elected Mayor serving a four year term and nine Council Members also serving four year terms. Participating in local politics is an important part of community life as it allows citizens to directly influence decisions that impact their lives. Through voting on election day or taking part in a town hall meeting, residents are able to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to deciding on issues such as public safety, economic development and budget constraints.
The political climate in Zip 47711 (Evansville, IN) is leaning conservative.
Vanderburgh County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Vanderburgh County, IN 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vanderburgh county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Vanderburgh county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47711 (Evansville, IN) is leaning conservative.
Evansville, Indiana is leaning conservative.
Vanderburgh County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Evansville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Evansville, Indiana: R R d 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 47711 (Evansville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 377 contributions totaling $21,570 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 249 contributions totaling $69,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)