Grant County, Indiana is a rural county located in the east-central part of the state. It is home to around 70,000 people and has a long history of political engagement and involvement. The county has always been strongly divided between Republicans and Democrats, with both parties having representation across the county. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on local issues such as health care, education and economic development. Local elections often draw large numbers of voters who are eager to make their voice heard and shape their community’s future. Candidates for both major parties must be able to connect with voters on important local issues while balancing party priorities. Given Grant County’s long history of civic engagement, citizens can be assured that their votes will count when it comes time to elect candidates that best represent their values and interests.
The political climate in Grant County, IN is very conservative.
In Grant County, IN 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.4%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant County, IN is very conservative.
Marion 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.
Grant, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Grant County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 899 contributions totaling $81,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 454 contributions totaling $136,662 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)