47550 Lamar, IN is part of the greater Jasper County area and is represented by a number of local political candidates. These individuals are dedicated to making sure that all residents have access to resources and opportunities to be successful in their lives. The candidates come from both major parties, as well as independents, and hold open dialogue with constituents about their priorities for the district. Issues such as infrastructure development, job accessibility and public safety are just some of the topics discussed by those running for office in 47550 Lamar, IN. With a variety of voices advocating for change in the area, residents can have an active role in making sure their needs are being met on a local level.
The political climate in Zip 47550 (Lamar, IN) is very conservative.
Spencer County, IN is very conservative. In Spencer County, IN 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spencer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.8%.
Spencer county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47550 (Lamar, IN) is very conservative.
Lamar, Indiana is very conservative.
Spencer 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.
Lamar, Indiana: R R d 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 47550 (Lamar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $5,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $38,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)