Shoals, Indiana is a small town located in Martin County with a population of around 2,500 people. It is home to many friendly locals that take an active interest in their local politics. The residents of Shoals have recently elected the town’s mayor who has worked hard to build a strong sense of community and pride within the town. The Mayor has focused on improving public safety and infrastructure projects while still trying to keep taxes low for citizens. Locals also take part in various smaller-scale political events throughout the year including debates, town hall meetings, and ballot initiatives. These events provide avenues for residents to express their opinions and stay informed about what is going on in their community. Overall, the politics of Shoals are an important factor in making it a great place to live.
The political climate in Shoals, IN is strongly conservative.
Martin County, IN is very conservative. In Martin County, IN 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 19.7%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shoals, IN is strongly conservative.
Martin 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.
Shoals, 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 Shoals, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $3,984 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)