Roachdale, IN is a small town located in Putnam County, and is home to many families and businesses. The politics of Roachdale are mainly focused on issues that affect the local community such as infrastructure, education, public safety, health care, and economic development. The local government is led by the mayor and a five-member Town Council that works together to make decisions about how the town will be run. Local elections are held every two years and citizens can choose from various candidates who share their views on important topics. In addition to local government representatives, there are also state representatives who serve in the Indiana General Assembly as well as members of Congress who represent Roachdale at the federal level. Overall, politics in Roachdale remain focused on ensuring that the local community is supported through effective representation that addresses its needs.
The political climate in Roachdale, IN is strongly conservative.
Putnam County, IN is very conservative. In Putnam County, IN 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.8%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roachdale, IN is strongly conservative.
Putnam 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.
Roachdale, 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 Roachdale, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $3,942 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)