Union County, IN is located in the midwestern region of the United States and is part of Ohio. The county has a strong local economy, with agriculture being one of the major industries. Politically, Union County has been represented by Republicans in the state legislature, with members from both parties representing the county in Congress. Other elected officials include County Commissioners, who are elected to four-year terms and serve as representatives for their constituents. Additionally, Union County also elects a Sheriff, Coroner and Clerk to oversee local governmental operations. Local elections are held regularly and citizens are encouraged to participate in their government by voting and attending political rallies or forums. At these events, residents can become informed about current issues that affect their community and voice their concerns or opinions directly to their representatives.
The political climate in Union County, IN is very conservative.
In Union County, IN 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.1%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union 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.
Union, 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 Union County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $23,263 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)