The town of Center Point, IN is a small rural community located in the northern part of the state. It has a long history of being a politically conservative town, where voters have tended to support Republican candidates in presidential and local elections alike. Many of the local issues that are important to residents center around preserving the small-town atmosphere and keeping taxes low. There are several town councilmembers who represent the citizens of Center Point, and they work hard to make sure that the policies they are enacting reflect the wishes of the people. Overall, there is a strong sense of community in Center Point, and political debates tend to be civil and respectful as locals seek to reach consensus on how best to serve their community.
The political climate in Center Point, IN is very conservative.
Clay County, IN is very conservative. In Clay County, IN 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 20.8%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Center Point, IN is very conservative.
Clay County, Indiana is very conservative.
Terre Haute 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.
Center Point, 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 Center Point, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $6,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)