The politics of Indianapolis, Indiana (46241) are heavily influenced by the city’s population of 872,680 and its status as the capital of the state. The official governing body of Indianapolis is the City-County Council, a bipartisan group consisting of 25 members representing 25 districts within the city. Each district has its own elected representative to serve both their constituents and the city as a whole. The Mayor serves as the executive head and oversees all departments within the city’s jurisdiction. Additionally, there are numerous other bodies that have influence over governmental policy in Indianapolis, including: various boards and commissions, neighborhood associations, community organizations and advocacy groups. These entities work together to ensure Indianapolis remains a vibrant economic hub for businesses as well as providing citizens with quality services such as health care, education and public safety.
The political climate in Zip 46241 (Indianapolis, IN) is moderately 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 46241 (Indianapolis, IN) is moderately liberal.
Indianapolis, Indiana is moderately 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 46241 (Indianapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $30,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $46,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $868 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)