\nWest College Corner, Indiana is a small town in Union County. It is part of the larger Cincinnati metropolitan area and has an estimated population of just over 500 people. Though it may be small in size, the politics of West College Corner are no less important than those of any other community. Local elections take place every two years and see candidates vying for positions on the Town Council, which is responsible for making decisions regarding the day-to-day operations of the town. Citizens have the opportunity to make their voices heard through participation in these elections and by attending local board meetings where they can present their opinions and help guide the town’s future direction. In addition to Town Council members, West College Corner also elects representatives to serve in state and federal offices who are responsible for representing their constituents’ views at higher levels of government. Through these political processes, West College Corner residents have a say in how their community functions and what kind of future it will have.
The political climate in West College Corner, IN is strongly conservative.
Union County, IN is very conservative. In Union County, IN 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.1%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West College Corner, IN is strongly conservative.
Union County, Indiana is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
West College Corner, 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 West College Corner, 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 $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)