The politics in the Seymour, IN Metro Area are heavily influenced by national debates and trends. Although there are no local political candidates, the United States Presidential election is always closely followed in the area. Additionally, residents of Seymour follow state-level politics just as closely as they do national issues. During election season, voters come out in large numbers to debate the important issues facing our nation and work together to determine who will best represent their interests. The ballot box is a place for people to make their voices heard, and it’s an essential part of a healthy democracy. Despite not having any local political candidates, the people of Seymour remain involved in the political process which is vital for maintaining a strong democracy.
The political climate in Seymour Metro Area is very conservative.
In Seymour Metro Area 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Seymour metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 22.4%.
The Seymour metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Seymour 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.
Seymour, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Seymour Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 380 contributions totaling $45,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 424 contributions totaling $200,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $473 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)