The politics of Highland CDP, IN is a reflection of the values and beliefs of its citizens. The local government works to ensure that all residents have access to services and resources to help them lead healthy, successful lives. The town council meets regularly to discuss local issues such as infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Additionally, they work with state and federal representatives to ensure that the citizens receive proper representation in regards to legislation and policies. While population data is not available for Highland CDP, IN due to its small size, it is clear that the town's leadership works hard to ensure that their constituents' needs are met.
The political climate in Highland CDP (Vanderburgh County), IN is somewhat conservative.
Vanderburgh County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Vanderburgh County, IN 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vanderburgh county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Vanderburgh county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Highland CDP (Vanderburgh County), IN is somewhat conservative.
Vanderburgh County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Evansville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Highland CDP (Vanderburgh County), Indiana: R R d 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 Highland CDP (Vanderburgh County), IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 541 contributions totaling $31,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 379 contributions totaling $91,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)