Dearborn County is a small county located in southeastern Indiana. It has a population of just under 50,000 and is comprised primarily of rural farmland and small towns. Although it has a relatively small population, Dearborn County still has strong political presence. The county is represented by two state senators and four state representatives in the Indiana General Assembly, all of whom have been elected to serve their constituents for various lengths of time. Additionally, Dearborn County boasts several local government bodies including the Dearborn County Council, Board of Commissioners, Clerk’s Office and Sheriff’s Office, among others. These offices help to ensure that its citizens receive adequate representation on issues that affect them on both the local and state levels. The county also regularly holds elections for various offices as well as school board members throughout the year. All together, these offices work together to ensure that Dearborn County remains politically active and engaged with its citizens at all times.
The political climate in Dearborn County, IN is very conservative.
In Dearborn County, IN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dearborn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.5%.
Dearborn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dearborn County, IN is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Dearborn, 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 Dearborn County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 590 contributions totaling $21,563 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 481 contributions totaling $99,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)