Politics in Dubois, IN are largely influenced by the Republican party. This is due to the fact that the county's population is mainly made up of conservative voters. Local political candidates generally adhere to this trend and tend to be pro-business and socially conservative. Issues such as fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, reduced government spending, and other core Republican values are regularly discussed in debates between local candidates. Despite this, there is still a healthy debate between Republican and Democrat candidates on many issues throughout the election cycle.
The political climate in Dubois, IN is very conservative.
Dubois County, IN is very conservative. In Dubois County, IN 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dubois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.9%.
Dubois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dubois, IN is very conservative.
Dubois County, Indiana is very conservative.
Jasper 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.
Dubois, 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 Dubois, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $2,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)