Forest, IN is located in the 46039 zip code and is a small town with a population of approximately 8,000 people. The local politics in Forest are largely influenced by the members of its community who take an active role in advocating for issues that matter to them. In recent years, citizens have organized around topics such as protecting the environment, investing in public education, and expanding access to healthcare. Local political candidates for office have included members of both major parties and independent candidates who have worked together to promote these causes. Overall, Forest’s local politics reflect the concerns of its citizens, and their commitment to creating a better future for their town.
The political climate in Zip 46039 (Forest, IN) is very conservative.
Clinton County, IN is very conservative. In Clinton County, IN 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.0%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46039 (Forest, IN) is very conservative.
Forest, Indiana is very conservative.
Clinton County, Indiana is very conservative.
Frankfort 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.
Forest, 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 46039 (Forest)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $6,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)