The small town of Greendale, Indiana is known for its strong sense of community and warm hospitality. With an estimated population of 1,350 people, the town is relatively small but it still manages to have a vibrant political life. In local elections, residents turn out in droves to cast their ballot for candidates who have their best interest at heart. The races are always hotly contested and provide citizens with an opportunity to voice their opinions on important topics that affect their daily lives. Local candidates are well-versed in addressing issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic growth, and quality education for all citizens. With such passionate engagement from the electorate, Greendale remains a great example of how democracy can work successfully even in smaller communities.
The political climate in Greendale, IN is strongly conservative.
Dearborn County, IN is very conservative. In Dearborn County, IN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dearborn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.5%.
Dearborn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greendale, IN is strongly conservative.
Dearborn County, Indiana is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Greendale, 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 Greendale, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 910 contributions totaling $34,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $86,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)