Elwood, IN is a small town situated in the Midwest of the United States. It has a population of approximately 10,000 people. The local politics in Elwood are focused on preserving the small town charm and fostering economic development within its borders. In Elwood, there is an elected Town Council that works to ensure all citizens’ voices are heard and represented. The Town Council members serve four-year terms and are responsible for proposing measures that will benefit their constituents. They also have the power to veto any measure they feel is not beneficial for the town or its citizens. Additionally, board elections are held every two years for various committees such as finance, parks, police and fire departments, and zoning boards which oversee all aspects of life in Elwood. These elections play an important role in shaping the future of Elwood and ensuring that its citizens have an active voice in decisions made by their leaders.
The political climate in Elwood, IN is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, IN is moderately conservative. In Madison County, IN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.6%.
Madison county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elwood, IN is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Indiana is moderately 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.
Elwood, Indiana: r R d 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 Elwood, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 939 contributions totaling $7,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 351 contributions totaling $28,257 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)