Hamilton County, Indiana is a vibrant area located in the Midwest. It is home to a variety of different political views and opinions. In recent years, the county has seen an influx of new residents who have contributed to the diversity of political representation in the region. Local elections often have several candidates running for office, representing each party's respective platform and values. The current Hamilton County council consists of both Republican and Democratic representatives, creating a balanced atmosphere for dialogue and debate about important issues facing the county. Furthermore, candidates from smaller third parties also have a chance to make their voices heard in local elections. This provides voters with more options when making decisions on how to best represent their interests in government. All in all, Hamilton County is filled with many diverse political perspectives that continue to shape its future.
The political climate in Hamilton County, IN is leaning conservative.
In Hamilton County, IN 45.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained moderately Republican, 52.2% to 45.4%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton County, IN is leaning 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.
Hamilton, 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 Hamilton County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,203 contributions totaling $15,950,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,424 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,685 contributions totaling $4,033,601 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $603 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)