Crawford County, IN is located in the southern region of Indiana and is home to a diverse population of both rural and urban residents. The county government is consistently working to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services and resources. The county has three commissioners who are elected by voters every four years. They are responsible for the overall governance and management of the county as well as overseeing all departments within the county system. Additionally, Crawford County has its own Sheriff's Office which works to keep peace across the county and enforce local laws. There are also several local politicians who serve in various roles in government, such as representatives, senators, mayors, and other elected officials. These elected officials work together with community members to ensure that Crawford County is a safe and prosperous place for everyone to live.
The political climate in Crawford County, IN is very conservative.
In Crawford County, IN 27.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.4%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crawford 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.
Crawford, 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 Crawford County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $6,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $24,874 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)