The Metro Area in Washington, IN is served by a variety of local political representatives who are actively involved in the area's politics. The members of Congress representing this area have been elected to serve their constituents and to ensure that their voices are heard on the local, state and federal levels. Local mayors, city council members, county officials and state lawmakers all work together to create a better environment for the residents of Washington, IN. They strive to make sure that people have access to decent housing, quality education options, and ample employment opportunities. Local elections also provide citizens with an opportunity to have input on important issues such as crime prevention, economic development and infrastructure improvement initiatives. Overall, the politicians of Washington, IN seek to ensure the prosperity of their constituents while maintaining a sustainable balance between individual liberty and collective responsibility.
The political climate in Washington Metro Area is very conservative.
In Washington Metro Area 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Washington metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.1%.
The Washington metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington 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.
Washington, 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 Washington Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $20,366 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 190 contributions totaling $62,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)