Burlington, Indiana is a small town located in Franklin County and is part of the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. This area of Indiana is known for its strong political values and involvement with state-level issues. The local government of Burlington is led by mayor Dan Jones, who has been in office since 2016. During his term, he has focused on improving the infrastructure of the town and working to attract new businesses to the area. He also seeks to maintain low taxes while increasing job opportunities for citizens. Additionally, he works closely with other local governments in Franklin County to ensure that all areas benefit from shared resources. On the state level, Burlington residents have elected Republicans to represent them in both houses of legislature and have established a name for their conservative values when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Burlington, IN is very conservative.
Carroll County, IN is very conservative. In Carroll County, IN 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.4%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington, IN is very conservative.
Carroll County, Indiana is very conservative.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area is leaning 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.
Burlington, 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 Burlington, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)