The city of Lafayette, IN 47905 is a vibrant and diverse community with many different political groups. Although the population of the area is not known, its citizens are well represented in local politics. Political candidates from both major parties have sought to serve this community in recent years, including those running for mayor and the City Council. Residents of Lafayette can take advantage of their right to vote and help decide the future direction of their city by engaging in local politics. Through open dialogue between residents and candidates, these individuals can work together to create positive change within the community. By exercising our right to vote, we can make sure our voices are heard loud and clear in 47905 Lafayette, IN.
The political climate in Zip 47905 (Lafayette, IN) is leaning conservative.
Tippecanoe County, IN is leaning liberal. In Tippecanoe County, IN 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tippecanoe county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.8% to 48.1%.
Tippecanoe county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47905 (Lafayette, IN) is leaning conservative.
Lafayette, Indiana is leaning conservative.
Tippecanoe County, Indiana is leaning liberal.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Lafayette, Indiana: R R D r r 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 47905 (Lafayette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 981 contributions totaling $74,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 626 contributions totaling $249,926 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $399 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)