Sullivan, IN is a small town located in southwestern Indiana that has a population of around 4,000 people. It is primarily governed by the Sullivan City Council who are responsible for creating and upholding legislation related to city services and taxes. The current mayor is Mr. Robert Pfeiffer and the other members of the council include Mrs. Miranda Long, Mr. Chris Gibson, Mrs. Julie Miller, Mrs. Sue Miller, and Mrs. Kristin Cole. Recently, the town has seen an increase in political involvement as different residents have chosen to run for office in local elections in order to make their voices heard in the area's governance. Sullivan residents are passionate about making sure their city remains a safe place with good jobs and quality education opportunities for all its citizens regardless of background or financial standing.
The political climate in Sullivan, IN is moderately conservative.
Sullivan County, IN is very conservative. In Sullivan County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.9%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sullivan, IN is moderately conservative.
Sullivan County, Indiana is very conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area 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.
Sullivan, 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 Sullivan, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $5,469 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $9,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)