Macy, Indiana is a small town located in Miami county with a population of approximately 600 people. As with many small towns, Macy has very few local political candidates. The county government is responsible for overseeing the most important decisions made in Macy including tax levies and public services. Every few years, voters in Macy are given the opportunity to select their representatives on the Miami County Council who make decisions about funding initiatives, infrastructure projects, and other matters that affect the entire county. Residents of Macy have also been known to take part in state-wide elections by selecting their representatives at the state level who advocate for legislation that affects all residents of the state. In recent years, there have been several campaigns run by local residents looking to bring change to Macy and its surrounding region. No matter what issue they are campaigning for, these candidates seek to ensure that every resident of Macy feels represented and respected by their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 46951 (Macy, IN) is very conservative.
Miami County, IN is very conservative. In Miami County, IN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.3%.
Miami county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46951 (Macy, IN) is very conservative.
Macy, Indiana is very conservative.
Miami County, Indiana is very conservative.
Peru 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.
Macy, 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 46951 (Macy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)