Whiteland, IN is a small Midwestern town with a population of just 8,000. The politics in Whiteland are focused on local issues such as education, crime prevention, and economic development. The town has had several elections in the past few years that have been closely contested between two major parties. There have also been highly contested mayoral races with candidates campaigning and debating on various issues. Recently, the town council passed an ordinance to restrict the sale of tobacco products in convenience stores. This decision was met with both support and criticism from members of the community. Local politicians have been vocal in their support for this ordinance as they believe it will help protect the health of both children and adults across Whiteland.
The political climate in Whiteland, IN is strongly conservative.
Johnson County, IN is very conservative. In Johnson County, IN 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 31.8%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whiteland, IN is strongly conservative.
Johnson County, Indiana is very 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.
Whiteland, 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 Whiteland, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,152 contributions totaling $40,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $217,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $627 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)