Hanover, IN (47243) is a small, rural town located in Jefferson County. The town has been largely insulated from the political divisions seen elsewhere in the country due to its small population and close knit community. Local politics generally focus on issues such as infrastructure, public services, and education. As of 2021, there are no local political candidates running for office in Hanover that have made their names publicly known. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss and vote on matters that affect the town’s residents, but most decision making is done by consensus rather than partisan politics. Hanover is a quiet community where people generally enjoy a peaceful life without feeling the influence of national politics influencing their daily lives.
The political climate in Zip 47243 (Hanover, IN) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, IN is very conservative. In Jefferson County, IN 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47243 (Hanover, IN) is strongly conservative.
Hanover, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Indiana is very conservative.
Madison 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.
Hanover, 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 47243 (Hanover)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $20,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)