Burnettsville, Indiana is a small town located in White County. Although the population is relatively small, the politics in Burnettsville are an important part of the local community. Political decisions made by local officials affect the daily life of residents and have an impact on the future of the town. The current Mayor is Ryan Harris who has held this position since 2017. He works with a four-member Town Council to make decisions on issues such as zoning ordinances, tax rates, street repairs and other areas related to city government. Burnettsville citizens also have the opportunity to be politically active in their local area through voting in elections and attending town hall meetings. Overall, Burnettsville's political landscape provides citizens with an opportunity to participate in their local government and play an active role in shaping their town's future.
The political climate in Burnettsville, IN is very conservative.
White County, IN is very conservative. In White County, IN 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.1%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burnettsville, IN is very conservative.
White 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.
Burnettsville, 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 Burnettsville, 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 15 contributions totaling $2,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)