Atlanta, IN is a small town located in Benton County with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, the town has an active local government which works to ensure that its citizens have the resources and services they need. Local politics in Atlanta are centered around the Town Council, which meets on a monthly basis and manages various aspects of life in the community. The Town Council consists of five members who are elected by residents every two years. During their meetings, they discuss issues such as infrastructure development, public safety, parks and recreation and budgeting for city services. Additionally, many other committees and boards oversee various facets of town life including economic development, zoning ordinances and planning initiatives. Through their work on these committees and boards, local politicos strive to make sure that Atlanta remains an attractive place for residents to live and work.
The political climate in Atlanta, IN is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, IN is leaning conservative. In Hamilton County, IN 45.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained moderately Republican, 52.2% to 45.4%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atlanta, IN is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, Indiana is leaning 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.
Atlanta, 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 Atlanta, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $130,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,782 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)