The politics of 46201 Indianapolis, IN reflect the state of Indiana as a whole. Located in the heart of the Midwest, Indiana is generally considered a red state, with Republicans holding the majority in both chambers of the state legislature. At a local level, 46201 Indianapolis falls within Marion County, and as such votes for Marion County's Commissioners and members of the City-County Council. The Republican Party dominates both bodies. In addition to electing representatives to county and city government positions, residents also elect candidates for national office including Congress and President. All elections are conducted according to Indiana state laws including voter registration requirements and early voting procedures. The people of 46201 Indianapolis take their political participation seriously and strive to influence policies that affect their lives at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 46201 (Indianapolis, IN) is strongly liberal.
Marion County, IN is strongly liberal. In Marion County, IN 63.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.3% to 34.3%.
Marion county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46201 (Indianapolis, IN) is strongly liberal.
Indianapolis, Indiana is strongly liberal.
Marion County, Indiana is strongly liberal.
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.
Indianapolis, 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 46201 (Indianapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 431 contributions totaling $42,582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $13,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)