The small town of Pekin, IN has a population of approximately 500 people. This quaint town is tucked away in the rural countryside and is known for its friendly and welcoming community. Politically, the area is represented by Republican Todd Rokita, who serves as the current state senator for Indiana’s 4th District. At the local level, 46-year-old Chad Taylor serves as County Commissioner for Washington County. The county is governed under a three-member Board of Commissioners that sets policy and oversees county matters. As far as local elections go, Pekin residents elect candidates to serve on the school board, fire department Board of Directors, and City Council. All elected officials are held accountable to their constituents by abiding by state laws and local ordinances.
The political climate in Zip 47165 (Pekin, IN) is very conservative.
Washington County, IN is very conservative. In Washington County, IN 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 22.9%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47165 (Pekin, IN) is very conservative.
Pekin, Indiana is very conservative.
Washington County, Indiana is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County 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.
Pekin, 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 47165 (Pekin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $2,528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)