The politics in 46259 Indianapolis, IN is centered around the local government of Marion County. The county is served by a Board of Commissioners that are responsible for setting policies and budgets for all county services. Additionally, there are several other elected officials that serve the citizens of 46259 Indianapolis, IN. These include the state representatives, county court judges, and mayors from each city and town in Marion County. All of these political leaders work together to ensure the best possible outcomes for those living in 46259 Indianapolis, IN. From setting up public safety initiatives to providing quality public education, all of these elected officials take an active role in making sure that their constituents get the best possible service from their local government.
The political climate in Zip 46259 (Indianapolis, IN) is somewhat 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 46259 (Indianapolis, IN) is somewhat liberal.
Indianapolis, Indiana is somewhat 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 46259 (Indianapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 318 contributions totaling $16,084 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $33,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)