The politics of 46989 Upland, IN are largely dominated by the Republican party. The small town of Upland is a strong conservative community, and local elections often draw large turnouts of voters who remain loyal to their party affiliations. The most common issues discussed in local politics range from fiscal responsibility and public safety to preserving the town鈥檚 rural charm and tradition. Candidates for mayor, council, and other municipal offices have typically been active members within the community for many years prior to running for office, as they must know the needs and wants of their constituents well in order to be successful.
The political climate in Zip 46989 (Upland, 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 46989 (Upland, IN) is strongly conservative.
Upland, 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.
Upland, 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 46989 (Upland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $18,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $6,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $603 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)