The 46120 Cloverdale, IN area is a picturesque small town nestled in the countryside of Putnam County. Politically, the area has long been known as a conservative stronghold, with most of the local population voting Republican on election day. Despite this, there have been candidates from both parties that have made their presence felt in the area in recent years. In 2018, Daleville Mayor Denny Burns ran an unsuccessful campaign for Indiana State Senate District 25, however he was able to make an impactful showing despite his ultimate loss. In 2020, the area saw two congressional primaries between local residents. Incumbent Todd Rokita won re-election to represent Indiana’s 4th Congressional District while former state legislator William Bailey lost to State Senator Jon Ford in the race to represent Indiana’s 8th Congressional District. All in all, it is safe to say that politically, 46120 Cloverdale remains largely conservative but still sees candidates from both sides vying for public office.
The political climate in Zip 46120 (Cloverdale, IN) is very conservative.
Putnam County, IN is very conservative. In Putnam County, IN 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.8%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46120 (Cloverdale, IN) is very conservative.
Cloverdale, Indiana is very conservative.
Putnam County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Cloverdale, 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 46120 (Cloverdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $7,827 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $22,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $424 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)