Terre Haute, IN 47805 is a city in the state of Indiana that has a rich political history. The city's politics are generally more conservative than those of other parts of the state and nation as a whole. Currently, Republican senators Todd Young and Mike Braun represent Terre Haute in the U.S. Senate while Republican Jim Baird serves as the representative for Indiana’s 4th Congressional District. At the local level, there are several important positions that help shape the city's politics. The mayor of Terre Haute is Duke Bennett, who was elected in 2015 on a platform of economic development and public safety. The City Council consists of eight members who help to develop policy for the city and vote on issues related to zoning, taxation, public works, police and fire protection services, and other areas. Local government also includes many boards such as the Board of Public Works & Safety which oversees construction projects in the city, as well as environmental policies around air pollution control and drinking water quality standards. Ultimately, each election cycle brings new opportunities to shape Terre Haute's future through voting for representatives who share their values and priorities when it comes to governing the area.
The political climate in Zip 47805 (Terre Haute, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Vigo County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Vigo County, IN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vigo county remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 41.5%.
Vigo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47805 (Terre Haute, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Terre Haute, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Vigo County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area is strongly 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.
Terre Haute, 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 47805 (Terre Haute)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $23,191 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $43,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)