Fort Branch, IN is a small town situated in Gibson County. It is known for its deep agricultural roots and laid-back lifestyle. The politics of the town are shaped by the resident's values and beliefs. Residents value honesty, hard work, family, and community more than any political party platform. This has led to Fort Branch residents electing officials that best represent their interests. Most recently, the mayor was elected on a platform of strengthening local schools and bringing more jobs to the town. Additionally, the Town Council works hard to ensure that all citizens have access to necessary resources such as health care and education. The people of Fort Branch understand that they need to come together for the betterment of their community, and they do not allow politics to divide them.
The political climate in Fort Branch, IN is strongly conservative.
Gibson County, IN is very conservative. In Gibson County, IN 24.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gibson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.9%.
Gibson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Branch, IN is strongly conservative.
Gibson County, Indiana 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.
Fort Branch, 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 Fort Branch, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,058 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)