Rockport, IN is a small city in the southern part of Indiana. It has a rich history and an active local politics scene. There are several important political issues that have been debated in recent years, such as infrastructure improvements, budgets for local schools, economic development initiatives, and social services programs. The local government is composed of a mayor and six City Council members who are elected to two-year terms and serve as representatives of the citizens of Rockport. The Mayor serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the City and is responsible for managing its day-to-day operations. In addition to providing oversight to the City's departments, the elected officials are also charged with developing policy for the future of Rockport. Local elections take place yearly on the first Tuesday in November. Residents of Rockport can be sure their voices will be heard when it comes time to elect their leaders into office.
The political climate in Rockport, IN is strongly conservative.
Spencer County, IN is very conservative. In Spencer County, IN 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spencer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.8%.
Spencer county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockport, IN is strongly conservative.
Spencer County, Indiana 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.
Rockport, Indiana: R R d 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 Rockport, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,095 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $6,919 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)