Clermont, Indiana is located in southwestern Indiana and is a small town of about 1,500 people. It is known for its rural landscape and history of small-town living. Politically, the town is primarily comprised of Republicans and they have held offices in Clermont for many decades. The current mayor of Clermont is Jim White and he was elected in 2016 for his second term after being sworn into office in 2014. Additionally, the town has two town council members: Linda Barger and Chuck Gately, who were both elected in 2018 to serve four year terms. As a small rural community with a long history of conservative values, Clermont seeks to preserve the traditional way of life it has been known for while also navigating the ever-changing political landscape and working towards progress.
The political climate in Clermont, IN is leaning liberal.
Marion County, IN is strongly liberal. In Marion County, IN 63.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.3% to 34.3%.
Marion county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clermont, IN is leaning liberal.
Marion County, Indiana is strongly liberal.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Clermont, Indiana: r d D D D D
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 Clermont, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 964 contributions totaling $273,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 744 contributions totaling $190,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)