Hartsville, Indiana is a small town located in the 47244 zip code area. As of 2018, the town had a population of 1,873 people according to the US Census Bureau. The town has a small-town feel and is known for its tight-knit community. Politically, Hartsville leans slightly to the right as most of its voters are registered Republicans. The local political candidates tend to favor conservative values which reflect the beliefs of many residents of the area. As such, many residents are satisfied with their local political outlook and believe that their representatives have done a good job serving their interests and advocating for their needs at both state and federal level.
The political climate in Zip 47244 (Hartsville, IN) is strongly conservative.
Bartholomew County, IN is strongly conservative. In Bartholomew County, IN 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bartholomew county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.6%.
Bartholomew county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47244 (Hartsville, IN) is strongly conservative.
Hartsville, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Bartholomew County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hartsville, 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 47244 (Hartsville)
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 23 contributions totaling $9,925 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $432 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)