Hancock County, Indiana is located in the central part of the state and has a population of 71,717 people. The county seat is Greenfield. The politics in Hancock County are largely dominated by the Republican Party. In recent years, however, Democratic candidates have gained some traction in local elections. There have been several high-profile campaigns in recent times, including a 2018 race for state representative that was won by a Democrat despite heavy Republican support in the area. The county also leans heavily towards conservative policies and values when it comes to issues like healthcare and taxes. Despite this overall trend, there are still pockets of moderate voters who are willing to consider candidates from both major political parties. As such, Hancock County remains an important battleground for both Democrats and Republicans in state and local elections.
The political climate in Hancock County, IN is very conservative.
In Hancock County, IN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 30.0%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hancock County, IN is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Hancock, 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 Hancock County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,056 contributions totaling $206,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 752 contributions totaling $275,558 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $366 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)