The politics in 47431 Freedom, Indiana are focused on addressing local issues and promoting a strong sense of community. Local politicians work hard to make sure that all citizens are represented and heard in their political decisions. They strive to create an environment that fosters participation and engagement from residents, businesses, and organizations within the area. Politicians also take into account the needs of both rural and urban areas when creating policies that will effectively address the issues facing Freedom, Indiana. The local government works to ensure that citizens have access to services such as community centers, public transportation, healthcare, education opportunities, and economic development projects. Political candidates for Freedom work hard to ensure that they represent the best interests of their constituents by engaging with them at events and listening to what they have to say about the current state of their community.
The political climate in Zip 47431 (Freedom, IN) is very conservative.
Owen County, IN is very conservative. In Owen County, IN 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Owen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 24.4%.
Owen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47431 (Freedom, IN) is very conservative.
Freedom, Indiana is very conservative.
Owen County, Indiana is very conservative.
Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Freedom, 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 47431 (Freedom)
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 1 contributions totaling $51 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)