Connersville, IN is a small city of about 13,000 people located in Fayette County. It is the county seat and has a long history of political involvement. The local government consists of an elected Mayor and 6 Council members who serve 4-year terms. Local elections occur every two years, with all offices up for re-election during the same cycle. The current Mayor is David Grizzel who was first elected in 2016. Candidates from both major parties in Indiana as well as independent candidates compete for the positions available and all residents are encouraged to participate in the election process to ensure their voices are heard and their concerns are addressed. Connersville also maintains a strong relationship with the state government, allowing its citizens to be involved in decisions that affect the entire state.
The political climate in Connersville, IN is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, IN is very conservative. In Fayette County, IN 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 22.1%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Connersville, IN is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, Indiana is very conservative.
Connersville 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.
Connersville, 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 Connersville, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 278 contributions totaling $10,554 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $33,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)