Fairland, IN is a small town in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of just over 1,000 people and is known for its beautiful countryside and slow-paced lifestyle. Its local politics are focused on improving life in the town by providing better infrastructure, creating more jobs, and keeping taxes low. The town has elected two candidates to the city council who have a proven track record of advocating for the citizens' interests. These two candidates have been tackling important issues such as improving access to healthcare and making sure streets are well maintained throughout the year. They strive to ensure that all Fairland residents can enjoy their lives in this peaceful community without fear of excessive taxes or inefficient services.
The political climate in Fairland, IN is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, IN is very conservative. In Shelby County, IN 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.1%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairland, IN is strongly conservative.
Shelby 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.
Fairland, 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 Fairland, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $12,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)