De Motte, Indiana is a small town located in Jasper County. It is home to a close-knit community that works together to ensure the town remains safe and prosperous. Despite its small size, De Motte residents take their politics very seriously. During local elections, citizens are encouraged to educate themselves on the different candidates running for office and cast their vote accordingly. The town also puts an emphasis on getting involved in local political events, such as debates or public forums with candidates. This allows voters to get up close and personal with those they are electing, so they can make a more informed decision at the voting booth. De Motte takes pride in its ability to come together when it comes to politics and maintain an open dialogue between the people and their representatives.
The political climate in De Motte, IN is strongly conservative.
Jasper County, IN is very conservative. In Jasper County, IN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.5%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
De Motte, IN is strongly conservative.
Jasper County, Indiana is very conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
De Motte, 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 De Motte, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $4,606 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $147,817 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $954 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)