Edinburgh, Indiana is a small town located in Johnson County. It is home to just over 4,700 people, and the local economy is heavily reliant on agriculture and manufacturing. The political atmosphere in Edinburgh is very conservative and the residents overwhelmingly support Republican candidates at all levels of government. In local elections there are two main parties: the Republicans and the Democrats. The Republican Party holds most of the seats in local government, but both sides actively participate in shaping policy decisions in town. Local issues are typically focused around economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and community events. In recent years, Edinburgh has seen an increase in civic engagement; many residents are eager to have their voices heard by attending various meetings and engaging with their elected officials to ensure that their concerns are being addressed by their government.
The political climate in Edinburgh, IN is moderately conservative.
Johnson County, IN is very conservative. In Johnson County, IN 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 31.8%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edinburgh, IN is moderately conservative.
Johnson County, Indiana is very conservative.
Columbus 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.
Edinburgh, 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 Edinburgh, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 792 contributions totaling $62,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $12,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)