Corydon, Indiana is a small city located in Harrison County. It has a rich history that dates back to the early 1800s and is known as one of the oldest cities in the state. The politics of Corydon are largely dominated by the Republican Party, which holds a majority in both local and statewide offices. Locally, there is a Mayor-Council form of government with an elected Mayor and seven members of the City Council that serve four-year terms. The Mayor and Council are responsible for setting policy on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and quality of life. Corydon is also represented at the state level by two Senators and four Representatives in the Indiana General Assembly. These elected officials serve two year terms and work to ensure that Corydon's interests are well represented in Indianapolis.
The political climate in Corydon, IN is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, IN is very conservative. In Harrison County, IN 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.4%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Corydon, IN is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, Indiana is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County 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.
Corydon, 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 Corydon, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 587 contributions totaling $91,903 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $197,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,027 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)