Spencer, IN County is located in the South-Central part of Indiana and is home to a vibrant political atmosphere. Every two years, residents of Spencer County have the opportunity to elect their local leaders, which includes representatives for the county's legislative body, the Spencer County Council. Individuals running for council are typically well known in their community and passionate about making positive changes for the people living in Spencer County. In addition to selecting local leaders, residents of Spencer County also have the opportunity to engage in other political activities such as attending public meetings and participating in campaigns throughout election season. These activities help ensure that citizens are well informed on key issues and can make an informed decision when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Spencer County, IN is very conservative.
In Spencer County, IN 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spencer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.8%.
Spencer county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spencer 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.
Spencer, Indiana: R R d 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 Spencer County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 471 contributions totaling $74,203 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $97,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)