Leavenworth, IN (47137) is located in Crawford County and is a small rural town with a population of just over 900 people. The politics of this area are heavily influenced by the Republican Party, which has long held majority control in this region. Local elections often feature candidates from both major parties as well as local independents. While the majority of elected officials in Leavenworth are Republican, there have been candidates from other parties that have been successful in various elections; such as Bob Smith who was elected to the city council as an independent candidate in 2020. In addition to the traditional candidates, the town has seen the growth of grassroots movements and organizations coming into play during election season and playing a role in influencing political discourse. Overall, Leavenworth is a politically conservative community which values fiscal responsibility and remains loyal to traditional beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 47137 (Leavenworth, IN) is very conservative.
Crawford County, IN is very conservative. In Crawford County, IN 27.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.4%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47137 (Leavenworth, IN) is very conservative.
Leavenworth, Indiana is very conservative.
Crawford County, Indiana is very conservative.
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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.
Leavenworth, 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 47137 (Leavenworth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)