Daviess County, Indiana is an important part of the political landscape in the state. It is home to several key political figures both within the state and nationally. On a local level, Daviess County residents have elected candidates from both major parties to lead their county. These local representatives focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, job creation, infrastructure repairs, education reform and environmental protection. They also address regional concerns like health care access, transportation options and energy security. The citizens of Daviess County have a vested interest in ensuring that the best possible candidates represent their interests at both the local and state levels.
The political climate in Daviess County, IN is very conservative.
In Daviess County, IN 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Daviess county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.1%.
Daviess county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Daviess County, IN is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Daviess, 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 Daviess County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $20,366 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 190 contributions totaling $62,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)