Lapel, IN is a small town located in Madison County and is home to approximately 2,000 people. Despite its size, Lapel has an active political presence thanks to the many civic-minded organizations and individuals that strive to make their community better. From the Lapel Town Council, who addresses local issues and makes important decisions about the town’s future, to the Madison County Democratic Party which works to ensure that citizens’ voices are heard at all levels of government, there are multiple opportunities for residents to get involved in their community's politics. Additionally, local businesses and other organizations often host events aimed at informing citizens about current topics in politics and encouraging residents to find out more information about candidates running for local office. With so many chances for involvement, it's no wonder why Lapel remains a politically engaged community.
The political climate in Lapel, IN is moderately conservative.
Madison County, IN is moderately conservative. In Madison County, IN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.6%.
Madison county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lapel, IN is moderately conservative.
Madison County, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Lapel, 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 Lapel, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $2,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)