Knightstown, IN is a small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of around 2,000 people, it is a rural community that values small-town living and community pride. Knightstown is part of Henry County, an area that has been strongly supported by its local elected officials over the years. Many of these politicians have worked together to create policies that are aimed at supporting the local economy and encouraging growth within the county. In recent years, there have been several initiatives put in place to promote education and public safety in Knightstown. Additionally, many of these elected officials have worked hard to make sure that Knightstown residents have access to health care and other services they need. Those who live in this small town are very proud of their elected representatives and take pride in their ability to shape the future of their city through thoughtful policymaking.
The political climate in Zip 46148 (Knightstown, IN) is very conservative.
Henry County, IN is very conservative. In Henry County, IN 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.3%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46148 (Knightstown, IN) is very conservative.
Knightstown, Indiana is very conservative.
Henry County, Indiana is very conservative.
New Castle 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.
Knightstown, 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 46148 (Knightstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $4,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $3,834 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)