Mitchell, IN is a small city of around 5,000 people located in Lawrence County. It is known for its small-town charm and strong sense of community. As such, politics in the city are an important part of the culture, with many residents having strong opinions on local issues. Mitchell has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected to serve a four-year term. The City Council consists of seven members who are all elected at large by the citizens of Mitchell. These council members represent their constituents by addressing issues that affect daily life in the city, such as taxes, public safety, public works projects, economic development and more. Additionally, all county offices are filled through elections held every two years where citizens get to decide who will lead their county government. Residents take pride in their ability to vote for candidates who they believe have the best interests of the city in mind and work hard to ensure that everyone's voice is heard in local politics.
The political climate in Mitchell, IN is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, IN is very conservative. In Lawrence County, IN 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mitchell, IN is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Indiana is very conservative.
Bedford 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.
Mitchell, 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 Mitchell, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $5,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)