Russiaville, IN is a small town in the state of Indiana known for its unique rural charm. The town has a strong sense of community and is home to many longtime residents. Politically, the area leans conservative and traditionally votes Republican in local elections. There are two major political parties that have been vying for power in Russiaville since the early 1900s: the Republicans and the Democrats. These two parties remain highly competitive today, with each side attempting to gain more support from voters to help secure their party's dominance in town politics. In recent years, both parties have made significant efforts to reach out to the community and actively participate in local events. This has made it easier for people to learn about the various platforms of both parties and decide which one they would prefer to vote for during elections.
The political climate in Russiaville, IN is strongly conservative.
Howard County, IN is very conservative. In Howard County, IN 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.7%.
Howard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Russiaville, IN is strongly conservative.
Howard County, Indiana is very conservative.
Kokomo 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.
Russiaville, 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 Russiaville, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,318 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $25,356 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $430 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)