Gosport, Indiana is a small town located in Putnam County with an estimated population of 1,245 people. In this small community, politics remain important to its citizens. The Mayor of Gosport is Charlene Huang and the Clerk-Treasurer is Terry Adkins. This small community also has a city council which consists of five members, who are currently David Lillis, Michelle Lillis, Christina Bartlett, Randy Miller and Thomas Pfeiffer. Each member is elected by the citizens for a two year term. The Council meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. within the Gosport Town Hall to discuss matters concerning the town and its citizens. They strive to ensure that all decisions are based on what will best benefit the community as a whole while taking into consideration the views and opinions of all involved parties. It is important for all residents to stay informed and engaged in local politics in order to have their voices heard and make sure they are represented accurately and fairly on any matters or decisions concerning their beloved hometown of Gosport, IN 47433.
The political climate in Zip 47433 (Gosport, 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 47433 (Gosport, IN) is very conservative.
Gosport, 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.
Gosport, 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 47433 (Gosport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $15,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $17,273 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $640 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)