Mount Summit, IN is a small town nestled in the heart of Indiana. Despite its small size, it is home to a vibrant civic culture with active political discourse. The town has an elected mayor and several council members who work together to make decisions that benefit the community as a whole. Local policies are discussed by citizens at open meetings in order to ensure that every voice is heard. Townspeople also have the opportunity to get involved by attending rallies or other activities organized by local political groups. Mount Summit also holds regular elections for all offices, giving residents the chance to make their voices heard and vote for the candidates they believe will best represent them. With passionate citizens and elected officials working together, Mount Summit is an example of what can be accomplished when politics are handled responsibly and transparently.
The political climate in Mount Summit, IN is very conservative.
Henry County, IN is very conservative. In Henry County, IN 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.3%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Summit, IN is very conservative.
Henry County, Indiana is very conservative.
New Castle 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.
Mount Summit, 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 Summit, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 493 contributions totaling $110,631 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $34,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)