The town of Laurel, IN is a small, rural community in the state of Indiana. It is home to a close-knit group of citizens who are passionate about their local politics. With an estimated population of around 8,000 people, the town is governed by an elected mayor and a city council that consists of four members. The citizens of Laurel are active in local government and often speak out on issues that affect their community such as education, infrastructure, economic development, and public safety. Local elections are held every two years and the people of Laurel take pride in having their voices heard in order to create positive changes for the betterment of their town.
The political climate in Laurel, IN is very conservative.
Franklin County, IN is very conservative. In Franklin County, IN 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 17.8%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laurel, IN is very conservative.
Franklin County, Indiana 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.
Laurel, 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 Laurel, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $70 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)