Tipton, Indiana is a small town located between Indianapolis and Kokomo in Indiana. The politics of Tipton are largely determined by the Republican Party, which has held both local and state political offices for the past several decades. However, there are also some Democratic candidates who have been elected to office in local and state races in recent years. The town of Tipton is a friendly rural community that is mostly focused on agriculture and small businesses. Local residents actively participate in elections to help keep their town on the right track. There are several organizations within the community that support local political efforts such as non-profit organizations, volunteer groups, and various religious groups. Overall, Tipton is an active community when it comes to politics and takes great pride in electing leaders who will best represent its needs.
The political climate in Tipton, IN is moderately conservative.
Tipton County, IN is very conservative. In Tipton County, IN 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tipton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.6%.
Tipton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tipton, IN is moderately conservative.
Tipton 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.
Tipton, 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 Tipton, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $3,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $7,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)