The city of Montgomery, IN is located in the heart of Indiana, and the local politics are dominated by its City Council. The City Council is composed of council members that are elected at-large for four-year terms. The council holds monthly meetings to discuss and decide on important issues facing the city. These issues range from allocating funds for necessary projects to developing zoning regulations and enacting laws and policies. As the city continues to grow, so does its need for quality leadership that will ensure its citizens’ rights and freedoms are respected. Mayor Tom Wright currently leads the efforts of the council to ensure Montgomery has a vibrant future with a strong economy while maintaining a sense of community.
The political climate in Montgomery, IN is very conservative.
Daviess County, IN is very conservative. In Daviess County, IN 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Daviess county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.1%.
Daviess county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montgomery, IN is very conservative.
Daviess County, Indiana is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Montgomery, 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 Montgomery, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,908 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)