The politics in 47246 Hope, IN are highly varied and complex. It is home to a wide range of political views and interests, from conservatives who strive for limited government to progressives who are passionate about social justice. With a population of over 10,000 people, the town has a large contingency of those who are politically active and engaged. Local elections often spark lively debates, as candidates from both major parties compete for the favor of the voter base. Voter turnout is usually quite high in Hope during local elections, with voters eager to have their voices heard in choosing which candidate will represent them on the town council or other local boards. While there are moments of great disagreement among the citizens of Hope on certain political issues, there is also an underlying sense of community spirit that brings everyone together at election time.
The political climate in Zip 47246 (Hope, IN) is strongly conservative.
Bartholomew County, IN is strongly conservative. In Bartholomew County, IN 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bartholomew county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.6%.
Bartholomew county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47246 (Hope, IN) is strongly conservative.
Hope, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Bartholomew County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Columbus 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.
Hope, 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 47246 (Hope)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)