Sullivan County, Indiana is a small rural county located in the southwestern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population made up of many different racial and ethnic backgrounds. While it may not be known for its political activity, there is still plenty to be said about the politics in Sullivan County. Local citizens have come together in recent years to organize several initiatives aimed at improving their communities. Examples include a grassroots campaign to increase access to healthcare, an effort to increase voter turnout in local elections, and various programs aimed at supporting small business owners. In addition, there are a number of smaller organizations that focus on issues such as environmental protection and community activism. All of these efforts demonstrate the dedication of local citizens to making Sullivan County a better place for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Sullivan County, IN is very conservative.
In Sullivan County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.9%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sullivan County, IN is very conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sullivan, 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 Sullivan County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $6,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $12,119 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)