Shepardsville, IN is a small town in Indiana with a population of about 8,000 people. It has a long history of strong local politics and a vibrant civic life. Residents take an active role in the political process and regularly participate in city council meetings and other town events. The area is represented at the local level by various elected officials who are dedicated to serving their constituents. These include the mayor, city council members, county commissioners, state senators, and representatives in Congress. Every election cycle there are numerous candidates for each office who campaign on their platforms of creating better infrastructure, improving education opportunities for children, and fostering economic development within the community. Shepardsville's political landscape is highly competitive as candidates strive to earn support from voters and improve their prospects of success during elections.
The political climate in Shepardsville, IN is moderately conservative.
Vigo County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Vigo County, IN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vigo county remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 41.5%.
Vigo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shepardsville, IN is moderately conservative.
Vigo County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area is strongly 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.
Shepardsville, Indiana: r r D d 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 Shepardsville, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 199 contributions totaling $26,589 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $5,512 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)