Saltillo, IN is a small town located in the state of Indiana. Although it is a small community, it holds an important place in the political landscape of the state. Local politics in Saltillo are dominated by Republican candidates, who have held local offices for many years. They focus on reducing municipal budgets and keeping taxes low to ensure that citizens have more money to spend on their daily lives. In recent years, there has been some additional attention on school funding and development projects aimed at improving local infrastructure. The city council also oversees zoning issues to help ensure that new businesses can come to the area without disrupting its quiet atmosphere or changing its character too drastically. Despite being a small town, Saltillo remains an integral part of Indiana politics and is closely watched by those in the larger cities throughout the state.
The political climate in Saltillo, IN is strongly conservative.
Washington County, IN is very conservative. In Washington County, IN 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 22.9%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saltillo, IN is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Indiana is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Saltillo, 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 Saltillo, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $1,085 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $55 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)