The small town of 47854 Hillsdale, Indiana is a friendly and peaceful community with its own unique political landscape. The city does not have any current local political candidates as it is governed by the county. However, the residents of Hillsdale take their civic duty seriously and participate actively in county and state elections. All eligible voters are encouraged to exercise their right to vote in every election so that their voice can be heard on the issues that matter most to them. While there is no local candidate, Hillsdale residents are informed of the various county and statewide initiatives that affect their lives. They also stay abreast of all relevant legislative updates, including changes to taxes, regulations, and other important policies that may impact their day-to-day life. Despite the lack of local candidates, Hillsdale remains an engaged and politically active town that takes pride in its commitment to democracy.
The political climate in Zip 47854 (Hillsdale, IN) is very conservative.
Vermillion County, IN is very conservative. In Vermillion County, IN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermillion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.6%.
Vermillion county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47854 (Hillsdale, IN) is very conservative.
Hillsdale, Indiana is very conservative.
Vermillion County, Indiana is very conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hillsdale, Indiana: d r D 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 47854 (Hillsdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $7,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)