Cynthiana, IN 47612 is a small town located in Pike County. It is a tight-knit community with a rich history steeped in politics. This is evident in the many local political figures that have risen to prominence from within the town's borders. Local politics are often driven by generations of families who have an intimate knowledge of the issues and needs of their community. Issues like infrastructure, taxes, economic development, educational opportunities and public safety are all topics discussed and debated by those in local government. The recent election for mayor saw a heated race between two long-time residents with strong local ties. The current Mayor serves as an example of the important role politics plays in this community and its future success.
The political climate in Zip 47612 (Cynthiana, IN) is very conservative.
Posey County, IN is very conservative. In Posey County, IN 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Posey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.8%.
Posey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47612 (Cynthiana, IN) is very conservative.
Cynthiana, Indiana is very conservative.
Posey County, Indiana is very conservative.
Evansville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Cynthiana, 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 47612 (Cynthiana)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $5,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,357 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)