Hayden, Indiana is a small town located in the Midwest about 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Although the population of Hayden is quite small, the town still has an active political scene. Local elections are held every four years for mayor and town council members. The candidates running for these positions come from all walks of life, all united in their commitment to improving the quality of life for everyone in Hayden. Residents take their votes seriously and have been known to fill local polling places during election time. Many important decisions are made by elected officials at the municipal level that help shape everyday life in Hayden. These decisions can range from how taxes should be allocated to what initiatives should be put into place to improve public safety or make community events more accessible. Overall, politics play a significant role in the lives of Hayden’s citizens and help ensure that everyone is represented fairly and equitably.
The political climate in Hayden, IN is very conservative.
Jennings County, IN is very conservative. In Jennings County, IN 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jennings county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.6%.
Jennings county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hayden, IN is very conservative.
Jennings County, Indiana is very conservative.
North Vernon Metro Area is very 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.
Hayden, 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 Hayden, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $46,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $27,958 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)