West Harrison, IN is a small town located in the southeastern portion of Indiana. It is a relatively peaceful and quiet community, with a population of about 5,000 people. The political climate of West Harrison is primarily conservative in nature, with most voters favoring Republican candidates at the local level. The majority of elected officials in West Harrison are members of the Republican Party and they tend to advocate for limited government regulation and fiscal responsibility. Residents here have traditionally been very supportive of their local politicians and have sought to ensure that they are making decisions that benefit their community. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on education reform as well as investment into infrastructure improvements for the town's citizens. West Harrison is truly a town where politics and its leaders are highly respected and valued by the community.
The political climate in West Harrison, IN is strongly conservative.
Dearborn County, IN is very conservative. In Dearborn County, IN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dearborn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.5%.
Dearborn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Harrison, IN is strongly conservative.
Dearborn County, Indiana is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
West Harrison, 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 West Harrison, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $1,271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $11,131 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)