Marion, IN, located in the 46953 zip code, is a small town of about 29,100 people in Grant County. The local politics of Marion are governed by the Marion City Council and Mayor Jess Alumbaugh. The City Council consists of seven members who are each elected to their positions for four-year terms. All seven members of the City Council are then managed and presided over by the Mayor. The City Council meets regularly to discuss local issues and create laws to regulate citizenry within the city limits. The current focus of Marion’s politics is on economic development, public safety and educational services for citizens. These goals are being achieved by expanding existing businesses in the area as well as attracting new ones while also developing infrastructure projects such as recreational facilities and park systems to provide citizens with more options for entertainment and leisure activities. The mayor also continues to strive to create a safe environment for all citizens by increasing public safety efforts through improved policing practices and increased community engagement. Lastly, educational services continue to be improved upon through better school funding programs that ensure that all students in Marion have access to high quality education opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 46953 (Marion, IN) is strongly conservative.
Grant County, IN is very conservative. In Grant County, IN 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.4%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46953 (Marion, IN) is strongly conservative.
Marion, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Grant County, Indiana is very conservative.
Marion Metro Area is very 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.
Marion, Indiana: R R R R R R
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 46953 (Marion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 281 contributions totaling $13,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $52,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)