Jalapa, IN is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The town has a population of around 4,500 residents and is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Politics in Jalapa are largely focused on issues that affect the local community such as education, public safety, economic development, and job creation. The city council works hard to ensure that everyone's voices are heard and their concerns are addressed appropriately. Local elections usually draw a lot of interest from residents as they take great pride in being able to have a say in who represents them at the local level. Political candidates for office typically focus on issues that are important to the people of Jalapa such as creating more job opportunities or supporting small business development. Overall, politics in Jalapa is an important part of the town’s identity and serves as an outlet for citizens to express their opinions and create positive change for their community.
The political climate in Jalapa, IN is very conservative.
Grant County, IN is very conservative. In Grant County, IN 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.4%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jalapa, IN is very conservative.
Grant County, Indiana is very conservative.
Marion 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.
Jalapa, 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 Jalapa, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 275 contributions totaling $33,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $53,853 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)