Marengo, IN is a small town located in the southern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population and rich history. Politically, Marengo has been historically conservative but has become more progressive in recent years. Local elections are often hotly contested with several candidates running for each office. Issues that are important to local residents include job creation, infrastructure development, and supporting local businesses. All candidates strive to make Marengo an even better place to live and work for its citizens.
The political climate in Marengo, IN is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, IN is very conservative. In Crawford County, IN 27.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.4%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marengo, IN is strongly conservative.
Crawford 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.
Marengo, 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 Marengo, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,043 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $19,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,971 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)