East Germantown, IN is a small town with a population of just over 1,500 people. Despite its relatively small size, the politics in East Germantown are vibrant and active. The local political scene includes several candidates for various offices at both the municipal and county levels. For instance, several candidates have recently put their names forward to run for Mayor while others are vying for seats on the Town Council or school board. These potential office holders come from diverse backgrounds and bring unique perspectives to the table which will help ensure that East Germantown’s representation is equitable and effective. With an engaged population and committed politicians, there is no doubt that East Germantown will be well represented in all aspects of government going forward.
The political climate in East Germantown, IN is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, IN is strongly conservative. In Wayne County, IN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.4%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Germantown, IN is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Richmond 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.
East Germantown, 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 East Germantown, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $5,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,421 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)