Grissom AFB, IN is a small town with a population of around 500 people. Despite its small size, Grissom AFB has an active political environment. The city is governed by a mayor and five council members who are elected every two years. The citizens of Grissom AFB can participate in the process by voting in local elections and attending council meetings. Candidates for office often come from within the community, so local residents can have a say in who represents them on the city’s governing board. Additionally, Grissom AFB also offers several forms of social media communication with local government officials to ensure that citizens have access to up-to-date information about new developments and initiatives within the city. Through these channels, citizens are able to stay engaged in their local politics and make their voices heard on important issues.
The political climate in Grissom AFB, IN is moderately conservative.
Miami County, IN is very conservative. In Miami County, IN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.3%.
Miami county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grissom AFB, IN is moderately conservative.
Miami County, Indiana is very conservative.
Peru 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.
Grissom AFB, 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 Grissom AFB, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 208 contributions totaling $10,624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $38,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)