Salamonia, IN is a small town in the Midwest with a population of about 5,000 people. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government where the mayor presides over the city council consisting of six members. The local political scene in Salamonia has been relatively calm for many years with most political contests being uncontested and serving to maintain the status quo. However, recently there has been some increased engagement from residents and candidates vying for local offices as they seek to address issues such as infrastructure investment, education reform, and downtown revitalization. As elections approach, local political candidates are putting forth their platforms to bring about meaningful change that will benefit all citizens of Salamonia.
The political climate in Salamonia, IN is very conservative.
Jay County, IN is very conservative. In Jay County, IN 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.8%.
Jay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salamonia, IN is very conservative.
Jay 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.
Salamonia, 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 Salamonia, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $1,201 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $19,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)