Clinton, IN County is a rural county located in Indiana. It has a long-standing history of strong local political representation, with candidates from both major parties engaging in active campaigns for office. The current county government is closely split between the two parties, with Democrats and Republicans both vying for the majority. Residents of Clinton County are passionate about their local politics and take part in local elections to ensure that the representatives they elect reflect their values and beliefs. Local debates often focus on issues important to the community such as rural development, infrastructure improvements, and economic stability. Candidates must be prepared to face tough questions from an engaged voter base that is eager to participate in shaping the future of their county.
The political climate in Clinton County, IN is very conservative.
In Clinton County, IN 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.0%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton County, IN is very conservative.
Frankfort 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.
Clinton, 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 Clinton County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 151 contributions totaling $10,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $37,969 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)