Fortville, Indiana is a small town in Hancock County with a population of about 3,800. It is known for its rural beauty and strong sense of community. The politics in Fortville are largely conservative, reflecting the values of the surrounding area. The Republican Party holds most elected offices at the local level in Fortville, including city council members and school board representatives. Currently, there are no candidates running for political office in Fortville in the 2021 election cycle, although residents can vote on any of the state or federal level races that may affect them. Local civic organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and various faith-based groups often have an influence on policy decisions made by government officials. Residents take pride in their town and always strive to uphold its values within their political actions.
The political climate in Zip 46040 (Fortville, IN) is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, IN is very conservative. In Hancock County, IN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 30.0%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46040 (Fortville, IN) is strongly conservative.
Fortville, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fortville, 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 46040 (Fortville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 259 contributions totaling $56,541 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $59,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $484 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)