Miami County, Indiana is an important part of the Hoosier State. The local government is elected on a nonpartisan basis, and it is responsible for providing county services such as law enforcement, infrastructure maintenance, and court systems. Its primary purpose is to ensure that its citizens have access to the best possible services and opportunities for growth. In Miami County, there are a variety of political parties represented in local government. The Republican Party dominates the landscape with most of the county's representatives being Republican candidates. There is a small but active Democratic base in the county as well, which can be seen through the number of Democrats running for office in recent years. In addition to these major parties, various other independent candidates also run for office each year. All of these candidates bring different perspectives to how they want to govern Miami County so that it remains prosperous and beneficial for all its residents.
The political climate in Miami County, IN is very conservative.
In Miami County, IN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.3%.
Miami county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Miami County, IN is very conservative.
Peru 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.
Miami, 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 Miami County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $11,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 261 contributions totaling $40,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)