Depauw, IN is a small town located in Harrison County in Indiana. It has a population of just over 500 people and is known for its rural charm and peaceful atmosphere. Politically, the town is mainly conservative with Republican candidates typically receiving the majority of the vote in local elections. The current mayor is a Republican who was elected in 2018 after running on a platform focused on improving the community’s infrastructure and quality of life. There are also several other elected positions held by Republicans, such as county officials and school board members. Despite its small size, Depauw still manages to have an active political scene that works hard to ensure the best interests of its citizens are being served.
The political climate in Zip 47115 (Depauw, IN) is very conservative.
Harrison County, IN is very conservative. In Harrison County, IN 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.4%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47115 (Depauw, IN) is very conservative.
Depauw, Indiana is very conservative.
Harrison 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.
Depauw, 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 47115 (Depauw)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)