Wheatland, IN is a small town located in rural Indiana. The local government is comprised of a mayor and five city council members who are elected by the citizens of Wheatland. The mayor serves as the chief executive officer of the town and supervises all municipal departments while the city council members make decisions about matters related to taxation, zoning, public safety, and other issues within the town. The citizens of Wheatland have a strong sense of community pride and take an active interest in their civic affairs. They stay informed on local politics through attending city council meetings, reading local newspapers, attending public forums with political candidates, and talking with each other. Through these activities, they are able to stay informed about current events and participate in their local democracy by voting for political candidates that best represent their values and interests.
The political climate in Wheatland, IN is very conservative.
Knox County, IN is very conservative. In Knox County, IN 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.4%.
Knox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheatland, IN is very conservative.
Knox County, Indiana is very conservative.
Vincennes 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.
Wheatland, 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 Wheatland, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)