Carthage, IN is a small town of about 3,000 people located in the northern part of Indiana. The town has a strong sense of community and its politics are largely focused on issues that are important to the local residents. The town has two main political parties; the Democrats and Republicans. Each party focuses on different issues such as education, employment, public safety, and economic development. Local candidates have been known to focus their campaigns on these topics as well as other matters that affect Carthage’s citizens, such as water quality and healthcare access. Town hall meetings are held regularly to give citizens a chance to speak up about any issues they feel passionate about and voice their opinions on proposed solutions. Many elected officials come from within Carthage itself, so local citizens can be sure that their voices will be heard when it comes to making decisions for the town.
The political climate in Carthage, IN is strongly 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
Carthage, IN is strongly 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.
Carthage, 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 Carthage, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $205 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $15,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)