North Vernon, a small city located in Jennings County, Indiana, is a diverse community with a variety of political views. The city’s government consists of a mayor and city council members who all work together to make decisions for the betterment of the community. The mayor and council members are responsible for making sure that North Vernon's local services, such as police and fire protection, are properly provided. They also handle issues related to economic development within the city and try to create an environment in which local businesses can thrive. Local elections occur every four years to elect new officials who will work on behalf of North Vernon citizens. During election time, it’s important for citizens to be informed about current political candidates so they can make educated decisions when voting for their representatives.
The political climate in North Vernon, IN is strongly conservative.
Jennings County, IN is very conservative. In Jennings County, IN 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jennings county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.6%.
Jennings county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Vernon, IN is strongly conservative.
Jennings County, Indiana is very conservative.
North Vernon 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.
North Vernon, 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 North Vernon, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 344 contributions totaling $92,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $55,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)