Jasper, IN County is a vibrant community in the heart of Indiana. With a strong focus on civic involvement and community engagement, political activities are alive and well in Jasper. The county is served by representatives elected to the local government, including those on the Board of Commissioners and Sheriff's Department. There are also state representatives who work alongside senators from Jasper and other counties to promote legislation that will benefit their constituents. The local population is committed to ensuring their voices are heard when it comes to politics, both locally and nationally. All political candidates must be mindful of the values held by the citizens they serve in order to remain competitive in an ever-changing landscape.
The political climate in Jasper County, IN is very conservative.
In Jasper County, IN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.5%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jasper County, IN is very conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Jasper, 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 Jasper County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 358 contributions totaling $24,358 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,416 contributions totaling $307,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)