The politics of 47306 Muncie, IN are closely tied to its local government. The city is managed by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor elected at large and the council members elected from each of the eight wards in the city. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues important to the citizens of Muncie, such as infrastructure improvements, budget and taxation decisions, and community services. Local elections for mayor and council are held every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Each member serves a four-year term without term limits. Important topics of debate between candidates include job creation, public safety initiatives, economic development efforts, and educational opportunities. Members of the public can engage in the political process by attending city council meetings or volunteering for local campaigns.
The political climate in Zip 47306 (Muncie, IN) is leaning liberal.
Delaware County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Delaware County, IN 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained strongly Republican, 55.5% to 42.4%.
Delaware county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47306 (Muncie, IN) is leaning liberal.
Muncie, Indiana is leaning liberal.
Delaware County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Muncie Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Muncie, Indiana: r R D d 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 47306 (Muncie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)