Lawrence County is located in the state of Indiana and is home to a diverse population. The county has a strong political presence, with a variety of local political parties represented and active in the community. Local candidates from all major political parties are on the ballot for various elected positions such as county sheriff, county council members, and state representatives. Lawrence County residents take part in regular elections to determine who will represent their interests in government. With its variety of political representation, Lawrence County offers citizens a fair and balanced system by which they can elect trustworthy individuals who will work hard to make their community a better place.
The political climate in Lawrence County, IN is very conservative.
In Lawrence County, IN 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lawrence County, IN is very conservative.
Bedford 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.
Lawrence, 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 Lawrence County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 449 contributions totaling $59,926 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $85,017 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)