The politics in the 46240 area of Indianapolis, IN are comprised of representatives from both major political parties. At the local level, the Democratic and Republican candidates for office are both committed to serving their constituents and improving the community. Issues such as education, public safety and economic development have remained at the forefront for many years, with both sides advocating for their respective solutions to these challenges. In addition to traditional political issues, the election process has also seen a rise in representation from minority groups such as African-Americans and Hispanics who have been significantly underrepresented in local government leadership. The 46240 area of Indianapolis is home to a large number of diverse communities that share common interests and desire to make their voices heard through the ballot box. Ultimately, it is up to voters in this area to select candidates who will best serve their interests at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 46240 (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 46240 (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 46240 (Indianapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,951 contributions totaling $497,829 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 807 contributions totaling $1,050,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)