Cannelton, Indiana is a small town located in Perry County, with a population of under 2,000 people. It is part of the greater Evansville metropolitan area and has been an important agricultural center since its founding in 1824. Despite its small size, Cannelton has a thriving local political scene that actively engages in state and national issues. Local politicians are focused on preserving the town's rural character while also providing services necessary to maintain the growing needs of the community. They also strive to ensure that Cannelton remains an attractive place for business investment while continuing to provide quality public services and creating jobs for local citizens. The local political scene is active and engaged, as evidenced by regular city council meetings and other civic activities throughout the year. Overall, it is clear that Cannelton has a strong and vibrant local government determined to ensure its continued success for generations to come.
The political climate in Cannelton, IN is moderately conservative.
Perry County, IN is strongly conservative. In Perry County, IN 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 36.7%.
Perry county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cannelton, IN is moderately conservative.
Perry County, Indiana 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.
Cannelton, Indiana: d 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 Cannelton, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 308 contributions totaling $39,211 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $41,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $724 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)