Palmyra, IN is a small town with a population of just over 2,000 people. It sits on the banks of the Wabash River in east-central Indiana. As a rural community, Palmyra is governed by a town council which consists of five members who are elected by the citizens of the town to serve four-year terms. The current mayor of Palmyra is Cindy Mansfield, who was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. The town also has several other local elected officials including three Town Council members, one Clerk-Treasurer and one Assessor. As part of its commitment to democracy and transparency, Palmyra holds regular public meetings where residents can voice their opinions on topics such as taxes, zoning and other local issues that affect daily life in the town. With its dedicated leaders and engaged citizens, Palmyra is an example of how small communities can still be active participants in local politics despite their size.
The political climate in Palmyra, IN is very conservative.
Harrison County, IN is very conservative. In Harrison County, IN 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.4%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmyra, IN is very conservative.
Harrison County, Indiana is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Palmyra, 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 Palmyra, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $3,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $13,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)