Scottsburg, IN is a city in Scott County with a population of around 6,000 people. The city is governed by a five-member board known as the common council who are responsible for making decisions that benefit the community. Each member is elected from and responsible to their own district, and they serve terms of four years with no term limits. In addition to the Common Council, there are other local political figures such as the mayor, county commissioner, state representative, state senator, and U.S. Congressional representatives that represent Scottsburg in various ways at different levels of government. All of these political figures work together to ensure that Scottsburg remains a safe and prosperous place for its residents. By collaborating with one another on issues such as crime prevention, economic development, education initiatives, and public services Scottsburg continues to be an attractive place to live and work.
The political climate in Scottsburg, IN is moderately conservative.
Scott County, IN is very conservative. In Scott County, IN 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.5%.
Scott county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scottsburg, IN is moderately conservative.
Scott County, Indiana is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Scottsburg, Indiana: d 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 Scottsburg, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $27,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $23,247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)