Fowler, Indiana is a small town located in Benton County. It has a long history of political involvement and many active citizens who take part in local politics. The town is represented in the Indiana General Assembly by its state senator and representatives. They are involved with making decisions about legislation that affects the community as well as advocating for their constituents' interests. Additionally, Fowler is home to two county commissioners who make decisions that affect the entire county. These officials are elected by the people of Fowler to represent their interests at a higher governmental level. Local elections are held annually for various positions and they serve the community by providing valuable services and guidance. Fowler residents take pride in their political participation and work hard to ensure that their voices are heard on all levels of government.
The political climate in Fowler, IN is strongly conservative.
Benton County, IN is very conservative. In Benton County, IN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.5%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fowler, IN is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Indiana is very conservative.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fowler, 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 Fowler, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $4,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $15,013 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)