Politics in Paragon, IN are an important part of the town’s identity. Local elections for City Council and other positions occur on a regular basis, and residents take their civic duties seriously. The council is responsible for many aspects of city life including budgeting, infrastructure projects, public services, and more. Residents are passionate about staying up to date with current events so they can make informed votes at the polls when election season comes around. Political debates are common throughout town as people from all walks of life discuss the best path forward for their community. With strong support from citizens and elected officials alike, Paragon has had a successful track record of providing quality services and enacting progressive policies that benefit its population.
The political climate in Paragon, IN is very conservative.
Morgan County, IN is very conservative. In Morgan County, IN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 21.5%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paragon, IN is very conservative.
Morgan County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Paragon, 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 Paragon, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,004 contributions totaling $77,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 411 contributions totaling $125,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)