Rockville, IN is a small town located in Parke County, Indiana. This rural town is home to just under 2,000 residents and is an integral part of the greater Rockville area. The politics in Rockville are primarily driven by local elections, with members of the community being elected to positions such as mayor, city councilor, and school board member. The residents of Rockville have a strong sense of civic responsibility and take pride in their ability to make decisions that benefit the entire community. Each election cycle brings about passionate debates among the candidates vying for office and the residents who make up this tight-knit community. Local issues such as education, infrastructure improvements, and public safety all come into play during these elections, with each candidate having their own take on how best to address them. Residents of Rockville have seen great benefits from electing individuals who have their best interests at heart and continue to be dedicated to making sure that their voices are heard when it comes time to cast a ballot in local elections.
The political climate in Rockville, IN is strongly conservative.
Parke County, IN is very conservative. In Parke County, IN 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Parke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.4%.
Parke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockville, IN is strongly conservative.
Parke 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.
Rockville, 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 Rockville, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $2,730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $10,413 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)