Vermillion County, Indiana is a rural county situated in the western part of the state. Politics in Vermillion County have traditionally been conservative, with Republicans holding most positions of power. The Republican party has traditionally held sway over local elections and have actively sought to maintain their majority by nominating strong candidates for office. Local politicians from both parties work hard to represent their constituents and advocate for their interests on both a local and state level. In recent years, there have been increasing opportunities for grassroots organizations and independent candidates to make an impact and challenge the status quo in local politics. This has led to more diverse perspectives being represented in Vermillion County’s political landscape, creating a more vibrant and engaging atmosphere for all involved.
The political climate in Vermillion County, IN is very conservative.
In Vermillion County, IN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermillion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.6%.
Vermillion county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vermillion 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.
Vermillion, Indiana: d r D 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 Vermillion County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $23,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $13,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)