The small town of Fairmount, IN has a strong sense of community and local politics play an important role in the lives of its residents. Local elections often involve races for township trustees, mayor, and other positions relevant to the functioning of the town. Candidates for these offices make sure to reach out to their constituents and talk about issues that are important to them. In recent years, much of the discussion has focused on improving infrastructure, supporting local businesses, and preserving the area’s natural beauty. Residents take pride in their town and vote passionately for candidates that they believe will put Fairmount first.
The political climate in Fairmount, IN is strongly conservative.
Grant County, IN is very conservative. In Grant County, IN 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.4%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairmount, IN is strongly conservative.
Grant County, Indiana is very conservative.
Marion 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.
Fairmount, 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 Fairmount, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $3,138 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $10,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)