The town of Trafalgar, IN is home to a diverse and vibrant political landscape. The people of Trafalgar are engaged in their local government, participating in regular town meetings and actively voicing their opinions on how the town should be managed. There are numerous local political candidates who run for office each year in this small rural community. Among them are qualified individuals with experience in public service that can provide valuable insight into how to make Trafalgar a better place for all citizens. With the rise of civic engagement, the citizens of Trafalgar continue to strive towards positive growth and development within the community.
The political climate in Trafalgar, IN is strongly conservative.
Johnson County, IN is very conservative. In Johnson County, IN 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 31.8%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trafalgar, IN is strongly conservative.
Johnson County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Trafalgar, 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 Trafalgar, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $16,018 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)