Montezuma, IN is a small town located in Parke County with a population of approximately 894 people. The local political landscape is shaped by the mayor and the four-member town council, who are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the town. The community is proud of its strong history and values, so Montezuma residents often advocate for their beliefs when casting their votes for local candidates. Local elections tend to be competitive, and many Montezuma citizens take an active role in determining who will represent them on the town council. The mayor and council members strive to serve in the best interest of their constituents by making decisions that will benefit all residents of Montezuma.
The political climate in Montezuma, IN is strongly conservative.
Parke County, IN is very conservative. In Parke County, IN 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Parke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.4%.
Parke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montezuma, IN is strongly conservative.
Parke 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.
Montezuma, 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 Montezuma, 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 10 contributions totaling $242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)