Patriot, IN is a small town in central Indiana with a population of just over 4,000 people. Politically, Patriot is a largely conservative community that typically votes for Republican candidates in local and national elections. The town is represented in the state legislature by State Representative Jane Smith, who has served the area since 2011. At both the city and county levels, residents elect a Mayor and several City Council members to oversee local government decisions. Over the years, Patriot has seen multiple mayoral races featuring multiple candidates from both sides of the political aisle, as well as independent candidates. These elections are often hotly contested as citizens strive to make their voices heard on issues such as taxes and infrastructure improvements. With an ever-growing population and its proximity to larger metropolitan areas, Patriot continues to be an important part of the political landscape in Indiana.
The political climate in Patriot, IN is very conservative.
Switzerland County, IN is very conservative. In Switzerland County, IN 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Switzerland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 23.2%.
Switzerland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Patriot, IN is very conservative.
Switzerland 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.
Patriot, 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 Patriot, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)