Indianapolis, IN 46229 is part of the larger Indianapolis metropolitan area and is home to many neighborhoods and diverse communities. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected in a popular vote every four years and councilmembers elected from the nine districts that make up the city. All residents of 46229 have the right to vote in local elections and their voice matters when selecting representatives for the City-County Council, which has authority over city ordinances as well as services such as police, fire, libraries, and parks. Additionally, all residents can participate in state elections where they can select legislators and other officials who will represent them on a wider scale. With so many residents from different backgrounds coming together to voice their opinions about how this city should be run, Indianapolis' political landscape provides an interesting platform for those looking to engage in civic matters.
The political climate in Zip 46229 (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 46229 (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 46229 (Indianapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 851 contributions totaling $30,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $34,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)