Covington, IN is a small town located in the northwestern portion of the state. It has a diverse population and an active local political scene. The town is served by several city council members who are elected to represent the interests of the community. Council meetings take place on a regular basis and allow citizens to voice their opinions and concerns about local issues. Additionally, Covington holds elections every two years for mayor and other city officials such as treasurer, clerk, police chief, fire chief and city attorney. These elected officials work to ensure that Covington remains an attractive place to live for its citizens. Important topics discussed at these meetings range from infrastructure development to taxation policies. In addition, both major political parties have organized chapters within the town which work closely with elected officials to bring attention to important issues in the community.
The political climate in Zip 47932 (Covington, IN) is very conservative.
Fountain County, IN is very conservative. In Fountain County, IN 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fountain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.0% to 20.4%.
Fountain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47932 (Covington, IN) is very conservative.
Covington, Indiana is very conservative.
Fountain 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.
Covington, 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 47932 (Covington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $7,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $35,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)