The politics in 47283 Westport, IN are reflective of the state's overall conservative leanings. The town is represented by Republican Todd Rokita in the United States House of Representatives and Republican Mike Braun in the United States Senate. In the Indiana General Assembly, it is represented by Republican Shane Lindauer (District 23) and Republican David Ober (District 63). Residents of Westport, IN are very active in local politics, with many attending city council meetings to voice their opinions on important matters. Community involvement is highly valued, as evidenced by the numerous events hosted by local organizations to educate residents on current issues and provide opportunities for civic engagement. There is also a strong sense of cooperation between political parties within the town and across county lines, as various initiatives have been undertaken together to better their community.
The political climate in Zip 47283 (Westport, IN) is very conservative.
Decatur County, IN is very conservative. In Decatur County, IN 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 19.8%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47283 (Westport, IN) is very conservative.
Westport, Indiana is very conservative.
Decatur County, Indiana is very conservative.
Greensburg Metro Area is very 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.
Westport, 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 47283 (Westport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $733 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)