The small town of Walton, IN is home to a vibrant and active political community. Despite its small population, Walton has a number of local organizations and groups that are dedicated to promoting responsible government and ethical politics at the local level. People in Walton are passionate about their beliefs and take an active role in the political process by voting, attending town hall meetings, and participating in local campaigns. The city council members are elected every two years by the citizens of Walton, giving residents direct control over who is making decisions on their behalf. Local candidates for office must demonstrate their enthusiasm for the community while working hard to gain support from residents. With a diverse range of views represented at all levels of politics, Walton remains a place where dialogue can always be heard and progress can still be made.
The political climate in Walton, IN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, IN is very conservative. In Cass County, IN 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.3%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walton, IN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Indiana is very conservative.
Logansport Metro Area 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.
Walton, 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 Walton, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $4,003 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)