Blountsville, IN is a small town located in southern Indiana. It has a long history of local politics, with many passionate residents taking part over the years. Every four years, the town elects three members to serve on the Town Council which is responsible for setting policy and overseeing the operations of the community. In the past, elections have been hotly contested events where candidates have vigorously campaigned on their platforms and ideas for making Blountsville a better place to live in. The current Town Council includes members from both major political parties who work together to tackle local issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, public safety concerns, and environmental protection efforts. The citizens of Blountsville take pride in their political participation and are eager to keep up with the latest news about their hometown government.
The political climate in Blountsville, IN is very conservative.
Henry County, IN is very conservative. In Henry County, IN 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.3%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blountsville, IN is very conservative.
Henry County, Indiana is very conservative.
New Castle 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.
Blountsville, 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 Blountsville, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $311 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $925 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)