Paoli, IN is a small town located in Orange County. It is known for its rural, close-knit community and friendly people. As a result of its small population size the politics within Paoli are quite different from those of larger cities. The local political candidates running for office represent the values and beliefs of the citizens in the area. Many times, these politicians are well known members of the community, such as long time residents or family members of citizens living in Paoli. These candidates have a genuine interest in what is best for their constituents and will work to ensure that their needs are met in order to make Paoli an even better place to live.
The political climate in Paoli, IN is strongly conservative.
Orange County, IN is very conservative. In Orange County, IN 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.1%.
Orange county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paoli, IN is strongly conservative.
Orange 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.
Paoli, 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 Paoli, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $7,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $51,409 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,008 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)