Matthews, IN is a small town located in the state of Indiana. It is home to a diverse population that is passionate about politics. Residents regularly engage in conversations and debates about local and national topics related to politics. This town has an active political climate that is comprised of various parties and ideologies, allowing citizens to make their voices heard in the community. Several local political organizations are active in Matthews, IN, providing residents with opportunities to get involved with their local government. Each election season brings out large numbers of voters who cast their ballots for their preferred candidates, ensuring that the town's representatives reflect the wishes of its people. With an engaged population that is actively involved in its local politics, Matthews, IN continues to be an important part of Indiana's political landscape.
The political climate in Matthews, IN is strongly 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
Matthews, IN is strongly 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.
Matthews, 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 Matthews, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $3,138 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $10,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)