The Jasper, IN Metro Area is known for its commitment to local politics and civic engagement. The area is home to many different political organizations, all of which are actively engaged in city government and the development of their region. Through events such as town hall meetings and workshops, local citizens have the opportunity to make their voices heard on a variety of issues facing the community. Every four years when it comes time for elections, registered voters can cast their ballots to determine who will hold office in the Jasper Metro Area. These elected officials serve in a variety of roles from representing constituents at county meetings to serving on governing boards or councils. With such a focus on politics, it's no surprise that people throughout the Jasper Metro Area take part in the civic process by knowing who their local candidates are and staying informed about important issues.
The political climate in Jasper Metro Area is very conservative.
In Jasper Metro Area 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Jasper metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.5%.
The Jasper metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jasper 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.
Jasper, 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 Jasper Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 788 contributions totaling $65,969 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 853 contributions totaling $644,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $756 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)