Huntingburg, IN is a small town located in Dubois County. It has a population of around 4,000 people and is home to many active and engaged citizens. The local political scene in Huntingburg is a vibrant one, with a wide range of candidates running for office every election cycle. Every year, residents have the chance to choose from several qualified individuals for state and federal positions such as governor, senator, and congressperson. There are also many local offices up for grabs each election season including mayor, city councilmembers, county commissioners, judges, school board members and more. Additionally, the community takes part in debates on various issues impacting its citizens such as taxation rates and public safety. All of these candidates are dedicated to serving the people of Huntingburg and they put forth their best efforts to ensure that all members of the community are represented fairly and equitably by their elected representatives.
The political climate in Huntingburg, IN is strongly conservative.
Dubois County, IN is very conservative. In Dubois County, IN 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dubois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.9%.
Dubois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Huntingburg, IN is strongly conservative.
Dubois County, Indiana is very conservative.
Jasper 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.
Huntingburg, 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 Huntingburg, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $6,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $94,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $557 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)