The city of Russellville, IN is a small, rural town with a population of about 1,500. The local politics in this area are largely focused on preserving the traditional values of the community while modernizing and developing infrastructure for economic growth. In recent years, special emphasis has been placed on revitalizing the downtown area to attract new businesses and give existing ones a much needed boost. Local elections are fiercely contested by candidates from both major parties who strive to represent the interests of their constituents. They focus on issues such as job creation, education reform, public safety and environmental protection. Additionally, local government officials have also taken steps to make sure that all residents have access to quality healthcare and social services. Overall, local politics in Russellville are committed to improving the lives of its citizens while honoring the unique history of this wonderful town.
The political climate in Russellville, IN is very 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
Russellville, IN is very 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.
Russellville, 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 Russellville, 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 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)