Brownstown, Indiana is home to a small but dedicated political community. The city has a number of local, state and national representatives that are all active in the community. At the local level, Brownstown residents elect a mayor and seven city council members to serve as their elected officials. These representatives focus on local issues such as infrastructure development, public safety and quality of life improvements for citizens. Residents also have the opportunity to participate in the Indiana state legislature where their votes help shape state laws. The national government is also represented in Brownstown by electing U.S Representatives from Congressional District 8. Overall, Brownstown's political system allows residents to have their voices heard and make an impact on policy decisions that affect their town.
The political climate in Brownstown, IN is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, IN is very conservative. In Jackson County, IN 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 22.4%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brownstown, IN is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, Indiana is very conservative.
Seymour Metro Area 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.
Brownstown, 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 Brownstown, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $8,187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $75,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)