Washington, IN County is comprised of a diverse population of individuals who are passionate about creating positive change in their community through the political system. The county government works to ensure that all members of the community are represented fairly at all levels. Political involvement and discourse have been important aspects of life in Washington for many years. The county holds local elections to determine its leadership, with candidates from both major parties vying for seats on the County Board of Commissioners and other county offices. Local representatives also serve in state and federal offices, ensuring that citizens of Washington County are heard when it comes to laws and policies affecting their lives. Through participation in politics, residents can work together to ensure that their voices are heard by those who make decisions that affect them.
The political climate in Washington County, IN is very conservative.
In Washington County, IN 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 22.9%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington County, IN is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Washington, 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 Washington County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 476 contributions totaling $38,294 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $37,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)