Arlington, Indiana is a small town located in northeastern Indiana. The town is known for its local government, which is committed to promoting economic development and improving the quality of life for all residents. Arlington's political structure consists of a Mayor and a Town Council that work together to make decisions about the town's future. The Mayor serves as the leader of the Town Council and is responsible for setting agendas and passing legislation. Additionally, there are three elected board members who are responsible for making sure that all laws are being followed and that proper procedures are being followed when making decisions. Arlington also has an open government policy that allows citizens to have access to public records, attend meetings, and even participate in town council discussions if they feel their opinion needs to be heard. Arlington strives to keep its politics honest and transparent while still embracing progress.
The political climate in Arlington, IN is very conservative.
Rush County, IN is very conservative. In Rush County, IN 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rush county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.1%.
Rush county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arlington, IN is very conservative.
Rush 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.
Arlington, 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 Arlington, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)