The politics of the Vincennes, IN Metro Area are largely focused on the local issues that affect the community. Local politicians strive to ensure a better quality of life for all citizens by working towards changes in policy and law that address economic development, education reform, public safety, health care access, and other important topics. Local leaders also work closely with state representatives and senators to ensure that their voices are heard in Indianapolis and Washington D.C. Additionally, local activists work tirelessly to raise awareness of important issues such as environmental protection or civil rights. The residents of Vincennes have a chance to make their voices heard at the ballot box by supporting candidates who will fight for the best interests of the community.
The political climate in Vincennes Metro Area is very conservative.
In Vincennes Metro Area 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Vincennes metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.4%.
The Vincennes metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vincennes 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.
Vincennes, 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 Vincennes Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 470 contributions totaling $60,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 198 contributions totaling $51,409 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)