Cumberland, IN is a small town located in Marion County that is home to a diverse population. The town has two major political parties represented in local government: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Each party has their own set of candidates for various offices, such as mayor, council members, and judges. The towns citizens are passionate about their local politics and work hard to ensure their voice is heard by electing representatives who best represent their views. As a result, Cumberland has seen many changes in its governance over the years resulting from the efforts of its people.
The political climate in Cumberland, IN is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, IN is very conservative. In Hancock County, IN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 30.0%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cumberland, IN is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Cumberland, 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 Cumberland, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,950 contributions totaling $190,927 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 629 contributions totaling $210,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)