The town of Amo, IN is a small, rural community with a population of around 1,600. Although the town itself is small, it has a thriving local government that is responsible for keeping the residents safe and up to date on local news. The government is based upon the traditional \"town council\" model, with five members serving on the Town Council and one mayor. Elections are held every two years and citizens can vote for their preferred candidates. The current mayor is Mayor John Smith who has been in office since 2019. The Town Council consists of three Democrats and two Republicans who work together to make decisions for the benefit of the entire community. There are several issues that regularly come before the Town Council including zoning regulations, public safety initiatives, budgeting, and other important topics. All members strive to stay informed on what matters most to the citizens they serve and take their responsibilities very seriously.
The political climate in Amo, IN is strongly conservative.
Hendricks County, IN is strongly conservative. In Hendricks County, IN 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hendricks county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 36.8%.
Hendricks county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Amo, IN is strongly conservative.
Hendricks County, Indiana is strongly 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.
Amo, 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 Amo, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 111 contributions totaling $15,989 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $13,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)