North Salem, IN is a small town located in Hendricks County that has a population of around 700 people. Although the town is quite small, it still has an active local political system. There are several candidates who are running for mayor and city council positions in the upcoming municipal election. Some of these candidates have served in public office before, while others are newcomers to the political scene. All of them are committed to improving the quality of life for the citizens of North Salem by advocating for better infrastructure, improved job opportunities, and greater access to resources. No matter who wins the election, one thing is certain: North Salem will continue to be a vibrant community where its citizens can come together to create positive change.
The political climate in North Salem, IN is moderately conservative.
Hendricks County, IN is strongly conservative. In Hendricks County, IN 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hendricks county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 36.8%.
Hendricks county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Salem, IN is moderately conservative.
Hendricks County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
North Salem, 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 North Salem, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $8,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,700 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $11,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)