The small town of 47136 Lanesville, IN is a quiet and charming area with plenty to offer its residents. It is home to several parks and trails, small businesses, and historical sites. Politically, it is an unincorporated area which means that there are no local political candidates or elections. Residents of Lanesville are part of the larger Harrison County jurisdiction for political decisions and voting in state and federal elections. The county has a Board of Commissioners who make local policy decisions that affect the community. In addition to this board, there are also officials in neighboring counties that have representation in state government. Though Lanesville does not have any local politicians, the people here are still actively involved in their government by staying informed on current issues and making sure their voices are heard through writing letters, attending meetings, or voting during state elections.
The political climate in Zip 47136 (Lanesville, IN) is very conservative.
Harrison County, IN is very conservative. In Harrison County, IN 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.4%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47136 (Lanesville, IN) is very conservative.
Lanesville, Indiana is very conservative.
Harrison County, Indiana is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lanesville, 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 47136 (Lanesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $7,379 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $32,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $527 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)