Ragsdale, IN is an unincorporated community located in Hamilton County, Indiana. Politics in Ragsdale are carried out by the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. The board consists of three members who are voted into office by the citizens of Hamilton County. As with any political body, decisions are made that can affect not only the citizens of Ragsdale but also nearby communities. The board makes decisions such as creating new ordinances and setting county-wide policies and budgets. These decisions directly influence how local taxes are spent and can even help to improve public transportation systems and educational opportunities for citizens in Ragsdale. The board also works closely with local businesses to discuss economic development initiatives for the area. For example, they recently worked together on a plan to encourage new businesses to set up shop in Ragsdale and offer jobs to local residents. Overall, politics in Ragsdale are managed through collaboration between the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners and other stakeholders in the community, which helps ensure that all citizens have a voice when it comes to important decisions that affect them directly.
The political climate in Ragsdale, IN is very conservative.
Knox County, IN is very conservative. In Knox County, IN 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.4%.
Knox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ragsdale, IN is very conservative.
Knox County, Indiana is very conservative.
Vincennes 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.
Ragsdale, 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 Ragsdale, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)