Linden, IN is located in Montgomery county and is a small town with a population of 4,091 people. The local government here consists of an elected mayor and town council who are responsible for overseeing many of the day-to-day operations of the city. In recent years, the town has made strides to improve infrastructure as well as recreational activities for all residents in an effort to make it a better place to live. Politically, Linden is run by a Republican majority on the city council with Mayor Adam Smith leading the charge. Over the past few years there has been much debate over how best to manage fiscal policy and what can be done to attract businesses and create jobs. Local politicians have also had to contend with issues such as access to healthcare and education reforms. As Linden continues to grow into the future, its residents should expect their local political candidates to remain active in working towards making this small town one of Indiana’s most desirable places to live.
The political climate in Linden, IN is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, IN is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.5%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Linden, IN is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, Indiana is very conservative.
Crawfordsville 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.
Linden, 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 Linden, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $621 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)