Brook, IN is a small town located in 47922 zip code with a population of approximately 2,000 people. The town is governed by an elected mayor and five councilmembers who serve four-year terms. Each year residents of the community can vote for their preferred candidates to fill these positions. Currently, the mayor of Brook is Joe Smith and the five council members are Jane Anderson, Sarah Lee, Mark Hanson, Tom Johnson, and Chris Brown. Those living in the town are proud to have an active and engaged local political process that encourages participation from all citizens. Local elections give citizens the opportunity to ensure their voices are heard and represented at a local level. With official town meetings taking place regularly throughout the year, Brook's civic life remains vibrant and energetic.
The political climate in Zip 47922 (Brook, IN) is very conservative.
Newton County, IN is very conservative. In Newton County, IN 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 22.8%.
Newton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47922 (Brook, IN) is very conservative.
Brook, Indiana is very conservative.
Newton County, Indiana is very conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Brook, 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 47922 (Brook)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $5,924 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $456 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)