Monticello, IN is a small town located in White County with a population of around 5,000 people. It is governed by a five-member Town Council who are elected by residents at large to staggered four-year terms. The council meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month to discuss various community issues such as local development, infrastructure, public safety, and taxation. The Town Council works hard to ensure that Monticello remains an inviting and safe place to live. Local residents have a strong voice in the political process and their opinions are taken seriously when making decisions that affect the entire town. Monticello has a history of being politically active and engaged with its citizens regularly discussing important topics through forums and other events throughout the year.
The political climate in Monticello, IN is moderately conservative.
White County, IN is very conservative. In White County, IN 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.1%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monticello, IN is moderately conservative.
White 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.
Monticello, 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 Monticello, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $10,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $52,469 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $577 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)