Clay City, IN is a small city located in central Indiana. It has a population of approximately 2,600 people and is governed by a mayor and six council members. The local political climate is characterized by strong civic engagement and an active community involvement in the decisions that shape the city. Every election season, local residents come out to the polls to vote for their preferred candidates who they believe will best represent their interests. Candidates from all parties often compete for offices ranging from mayor to council member, allowing citizens to make educated choices when deciding who to vote for. The citizens of Clay City are dedicated to making sure that their voices are heard through their votes and participation at government meetings.
The political climate in Clay City, IN is strongly conservative.
Clay County, IN is very conservative. In Clay County, IN 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 20.8%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clay City, IN is strongly conservative.
Clay County, Indiana is very 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.
Clay City, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Clay City, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $713 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $35 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)