46203 Indianapolis, IN is a diverse area in the city of Indianapolis. There are many different political perspectives held by the people living in this zip code. The major parties represented in this area are Democrats and Republicans, with a few independent or third party candidates also running for office. In recent years, the Democratic Party has had a strong presence in 46203 Indianapolis, IN, with several notable politicians having roots in this part of the city. While both Democrats and Republicans have their own platforms and agendas, there is also an emphasis on local issues that affect those residing in 46203 Indianapolis, IN such as public safety, education reform, and economic development. Local candidates often focus their campaigns on these issues to best serve their constituents. Additionally, many community organizations work to ensure everyone's voice is heard when it comes to government policies and initiatives that will benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Zip 46203 (Indianapolis, IN) is moderately 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 46203 (Indianapolis, IN) is moderately liberal.
Indianapolis, Indiana is moderately 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 46203 (Indianapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 684 contributions totaling $173,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $25,412 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)