The small town of Bridgeton, Indiana (47836) is home to a diverse and engaged population of approximately 3,000 people. Despite its small size, the town has an active political atmosphere that is regularly discussed and debated in the local community. In recent years, several prominent local politicians have made their mark in the area, from members of the town council to representatives in the state legislature. A number of important issues affecting the community have been championed by these representatives such as improving public education, increasing access to healthcare services, and promoting economic development. Residents regularly take part in town hall meetings and other civic forums where they can express their views on these important matters. With so much at stake for the future of Bridgeton, it’s no wonder that politics stay top-of-mind for many locals!
The political climate in Zip 47836 (Bridgeton, IN) is very conservative.
Parke County, IN is very conservative. In Parke County, IN 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Parke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.4%.
Parke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47836 (Bridgeton, IN) is very conservative.
Bridgeton, Indiana is very conservative.
Parke County, Indiana is very conservative.
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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.
Bridgeton, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 47836 (Bridgeton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)