47342 Gaston, IN is a small town known for its close-knit community. As such, the politics in the town are largely driven by local interests. When it comes to voting, residents of 47342 Gaston, IN are focused on local issues that affect their families and friends. The candidates running for office are often from the area and have deep roots in the community. When it comes to state or national elections, however, 47342 Gaston, IN voters tend to look at the bigger picture and cast their ballots accordingly.
The political climate in Zip 47342 (Gaston, IN) is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Delaware County, IN 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained strongly Republican, 55.5% to 42.4%.
Delaware county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47342 (Gaston, IN) is moderately conservative.
Gaston, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Muncie Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Gaston, Indiana: r R D d 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 47342 (Gaston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190 contributions totaling $5,623 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $2,730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $910 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)