Seymour, IN is a small city located in southern Indiana. It has a population of approximately 17,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community pride. The local government is headed by Mayor Craig Luedeman, who was recently elected to his second term. He oversees a city council that is made up of seven members elected at large. This city council presides over the management of Seymour's budget, infrastructure projects, economic development initiatives, and other local affairs. The citizens of Seymour have a commitment to fiscal responsibility with regards to how public funds are allocated. They also strive to create an environment that encourages entrepreneurship and job growth in the area. Additionally, the residents have been very supportive of local educational initiatives which include new school construction and after-school programs designed to help students succeed academically and socially.
The political climate in Seymour, IN is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, IN is very conservative. In Jackson County, IN 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 22.4%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Seymour, IN is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Indiana is very conservative.
Seymour 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.
Seymour, 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 Seymour, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 668 contributions totaling $64,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 672 contributions totaling $245,506 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)