Martin County is located in the eastern region of Indiana and is home to a diverse population. Politics in Martin County are dominated by the Republican Party, with candidates running for a variety of local offices, from county commissioner to mayor. In recent years, the local political landscape has been shaped by those promoting conservative values such as fiscal responsibility and limited government. Local elections typically feature a range of candidates who promise to work towards strengthening the economy and providing vital services to the community while also addressing areas of concern, such as poverty levels, infrastructure needs and education outcomes. This commitment to keeping taxes low while still maintaining high-quality services is what drives many voters in Martin County when making their decisions at the polls every year.
The political climate in Martin County, IN is very conservative.
In Martin County, IN 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 19.7%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martin County, IN is very conservative.
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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.
Martin, 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 Martin County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $3,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $8,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)