Ferdinand, IN is a small town in the southern part of Indiana. Despite its size, Ferdinand has an active political landscape with several local candidates vying for public office. In recent years, the town council has focused on promoting sustainable development initiatives and investing in infrastructure to make the town more livable and attractive to new businesses. The current mayor is committed to delivering a budget that is responsible and equitable for all residents of Ferdinand. Additionally, the mayor often attends monthly town hall meetings to ensure that local residents have a voice in their government and their community's progress. There is also an active youth council which is made up of high school students who are passionate about making their community a better place. With its strong commitment to civic engagement, Ferdinand continues to be an example of how politics can promote positive change in towns across America.
The political climate in Ferdinand, 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
Ferdinand, 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.
Ferdinand, 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 Ferdinand, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $788 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $17,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $558 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)