Thorntown, IN is a small town located in Boone County. The local politics in Thorntown are largely focused on making the community better for its citizens. Decisions made by the city council and mayor have direct impacts on the quality of life for citizens. The city council works diligently to ensure that all resources are being used in a manner that will benefit the town's residents. All citizens have a say in the decisions made by their local government and can attend meetings to express their opinions and concerns. Local political candidates put forward various platforms outlining their plans for Thorntown's future, allowing voters to choose a candidate who best fits their values and ideals. By engaging with local politics, Thorntown's citizens make sure that their voices are heard and that they can shape the positive future of the community.
The political climate in Thorntown, IN is moderately conservative.
Boone County, IN is moderately conservative. In Boone County, IN 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 39.4%.
Boone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thorntown, IN is moderately conservative.
Boone County, Indiana is moderately 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.
Thorntown, 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 Thorntown, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $8,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)