Mount Carmel, IN is a small town in Indiana that has a strong sense of civic pride and involvement in politics. Although the population of Mount Carmel is relatively small, its citizens are passionate about their local political issues and actively participate in elections. Local issues such as taxes, school funding, public safety, and infrastructure are discussed among the citizens. The two main political parties in Mount Carmel are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Both parties have put forward candidates for local offices such as Mayor, City Council Members, and School Board Members who strive to represent the views of the people within their community. It is clear that Mount Carmel takes an active role in its government processes and it is evident that their citizens value political engagement.
The political climate in Mount Carmel, IN is very conservative.
Franklin County, IN is very conservative. In Franklin County, IN 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 17.8%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Carmel, IN is very conservative.
Franklin County, Indiana 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.
Mount Carmel, 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 Mount Carmel, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $5,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $2,243 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)