Bedford, Indiana is a small town located in Lawrence County with a population of around 13,000 people. The town is governed by five members of the Bedford Board of Works and three town council members who are elected to four-year terms. Bedford’s mayor is elected to a four-year term and presides over both the Board of Works and the Town Council. Local politics in Bedford are focused on creating an environment that attracts new businesses to the city and provides services for its citizens. Recent initiatives have included improvements to public spaces, such as parks and trails, as well as construction of new infrastructure like sidewalks and bike lanes. The city also works closely with local organizations to promote economic development initiatives such as providing job training opportunities for residents. In addition, Bedford City Council has taken steps to address issues related to poverty and inadequate housing in the area. They have implemented programs such as an emergency shelter and food pantry that provide assistance to families in need during hard times.
The political climate in Bedford, IN is moderately 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
Bedford, IN is moderately 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.
Bedford, 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 Bedford, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 303 contributions totaling $40,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 251 contributions totaling $71,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)