The small town of St. Mary of the Woods, IN is home to a diverse population with people from all walks of life. While it may be a small town, it is no less involved in politics than larger cities. The political climate in St. Mary of the Woods is one that encourages collaboration and open dialogue between residents and local government officials. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council members who help shape the future of the community. Residents get involved in a variety of ways such as attending public meetings or voting in local elections. The city council works hard to ensure that all voices are heard and that decisions made are in the best interest of the community. There are also plenty of opportunities for citizens to volunteer or get involved in civic activities like clean-ups or fundraisers to benefit local causes. While there may not be any current candidates running for office, residents can still actively participate and have their voices heard when it comes to making changes in St. Mary of the Woods politics.
The political climate in St. Mary of the Woods, IN is somewhat conservative.
Vigo County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Vigo County, IN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vigo county remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 41.5%.
Vigo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Mary of the Woods, IN is somewhat conservative.
Vigo County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area is strongly 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.
St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana: r r D d 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 St. Mary of the Woods, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $4,216 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)