Buffalo, IN is a small rural community located in the northwest corner of Indiana. It is home to just over 1,000 people who tend to vote along traditional Republican lines. Local government decisions are made by the citizens at town hall meetings on a regular basis, and many important issues are discussed and voted on at these meetings. The town has a mayor and board of trustees that are elected by the local citizens who oversee the day-to-day operations of the community. Local elections for municipal offices typically have low voter turnout but there is usually stiff competition among candidates for these positions since everyone wants their voice heard. All citizens play an important role in local politics as they strive to maintain a high quality of life in Buffalo, IN.
The political climate in Buffalo, IN is very conservative.
White County, IN is very conservative. In White County, IN 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.1%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buffalo, IN is very conservative.
White County, Indiana 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.
Buffalo, 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 Buffalo, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $10,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $53,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $526 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)