Patoka, Indiana is a small rural town that is home to a vibrant and engaged political community. The local politics are driven by the residents of the town who seek to ensure their voices are heard and their concerns addressed. On the local level, Patoka residents elect representatives for city council positions as well as one mayor who is responsible for representing the citizens at larger county-level meetings with other surrounding towns. Issues discussed on this level range from local infrastructure development, such as street repairs and new parks, to economic investments in businesses that bring growth to the town. Additionally, Patoka participates in county-level elections where residents vote on tax initiatives and statewide issues such as education funding that may affect them directly. Through these processes, Patoka's political landscape provides an opportunity for residents to have a direct impact on their community's future and contribute to positive change in their hometown.
The political climate in Patoka, IN is very conservative.
Gibson County, IN is very conservative. In Gibson County, IN 24.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gibson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.9%.
Gibson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Patoka, IN is very conservative.
Gibson 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.
Patoka, 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 Patoka, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 179 contributions totaling $6,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $6,337 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)