Avoca, IN is a small town with a population of just over 1000 people. It is home to one small school and several family-owned businesses. Politically, the town has traditionally been conservative in values and outlook. Local elections are held every two years, when residents of Avoca come together to choose representatives for the town council and school board. Candidates are known to be friendly and approachable, making it easy for voters to get involved in the political process. There is also a strong sense of community in Avoca, as many longtime residents have lived in the same area for generations. People here take pride in their town and care deeply about its future.
The political climate in Avoca, IN is very conservative.
Lawrence County, IN is very conservative. In Lawrence County, IN 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Avoca, IN is very conservative.
Lawrence County, Indiana is very conservative.
Bedford Metro Area 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.
Avoca, 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 Avoca, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 352 contributions totaling $45,267 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 278 contributions totaling $77,463 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)