Fowler, IN is a small but thriving community located in Benton County. With a population of just over 4,000 people, it has the feel of a close-knit rural town that appreciates its local politics. The City Council serves as the local governing body and is composed of five members elected at-large to four year terms. Recently, Mayor Dave Repay was re-elected to his third consecutive term and is joined on the council by Vice Mayor Joe Johnson, Clerk Treasurer Randy Haisley, Council Members Amber Fuelling and Tim Knutson. This team works together to promote economic growth and quality of life for their constituents. The city also partners with organizations such as the Benton County Chamber of Commerce and the Redevelopment Commission to continue this progress. Local citizens are encouraged to participate in their government by attending public meetings or volunteering on boards or commissions related to their interests.
The political climate in Zip 47944 (Fowler, IN) is very conservative.
Benton County, IN is very conservative. In Benton County, IN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.5%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47944 (Fowler, IN) is very conservative.
Fowler, Indiana is very conservative.
Benton County, Indiana is very conservative.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fowler, 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 47944 (Fowler)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $4,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $15,013 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)