Hartford City, IN is a small town located in Blackford County. The local politics of Hartford City are largely influenced by the community as a whole. There are many different organizations that work to address local issues, and the city government is very active in the community. There is an elected mayor and council members who govern the city day-to-day. The mayor and council members focus on improving the quality of life for all citizens, including making sure there are adequate public services available and working to create economic opportunities for everyone. Through their work, they strive to make Hartford City a safe and thriving place to live.
The political climate in Hartford City, IN is moderately conservative.
Blackford County, IN is very conservative. In Blackford County, IN 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blackford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 25.7%.
Blackford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartford City, IN is moderately conservative.
Blackford 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.
Hartford City, 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 Hartford City, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $4,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $6,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)