Bristol, Indiana is a small town located in Elkhart County that has a population of over 1,400 people. The local politics in Bristol are centered around the Town Council, which consists of four members and the Town Clerk who are all elected at-large by the citizens of the town. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the community, such as setting budgets, establishing ordinances, and maintaining public safety. The Town Council meets every first Tuesday of each month to discuss issues and vote on any motions brought forward by members. Bristol also has two state representatives that represent the town in Indianapolis. In addition to these representatives working on legislation at the state level, there is also an active local political scene with many campaigns vying for support from voters in Bristol during election years.
The political climate in Bristol, IN is moderately conservative.
Elkhart County, IN is strongly conservative. In Elkhart County, IN 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elkhart county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Elkhart county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bristol, IN is moderately conservative.
Elkhart County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Elkhart-Goshen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Bristol, 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 Bristol, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 369 contributions totaling $21,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $174,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $818 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)