Linton, Indiana is a small town located in the southern region of the state. The politics in Linton are focused around ensuring the well-being of its citizens and promoting economic growth for the community. Local political candidates often focus on issues such as improving public services, bettering infrastructure, and providing resources to help local businesses succeed. Some of the most recent campaigns have been centered around advocating for affordable housing options and better access to medical care. The city council works diligently with local organizations to ensure that all citizens have opportunities to voice their opinions and contribute positively to their community.
The political climate in Linton, IN is moderately conservative.
Greene County, IN is very conservative. In Greene County, IN 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 22.9%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Linton, IN is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Indiana 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.
Linton, 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 Linton, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $3,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $7,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)