Mount Vernon, IN is a small town located in southwestern Indiana. It has a rich history and strong sense of community and is known for its warm hospitality. Politically, the town falls under the jurisdiction of Posey County, which is represented by local officials elected by the citizens. The current Mayor of Mount Vernon is Tom Cain, who was elected in 2019 and is running for re-election this year. He works to ensure the city remains fiscally responsible while meeting the needs of its citizens. The Posey County Council also provides important services such as maintaining public safety and encouraging economic development in the area. Additionally, Residents are represented by State and Federal legislators at the State House in Indianapolis and Washington D.C., respectively. Through these representatives, Mount Vernon's citizens are able to ensure their voices are heard on matters affecting their community on both a local and national level.
The political climate in Mount Vernon, IN is strongly conservative.
Posey County, IN is very conservative. In Posey County, IN 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Posey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.8%.
Posey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Vernon, IN is strongly conservative.
Posey County, Indiana is very conservative.
Evansville Metro Area is moderately 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 Vernon, 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 Vernon, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 275 contributions totaling $11,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $68,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $460 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)