The politics in 47441 Linton, IN are centered around the local City Council and Mayor's office as they are responsible for much of the day-to-day decision making that affects the area. The local government is dedicated to providing the best services possible to its citizens, including comprehensive public works projects, along with parks and recreation programs. In addition, the city also works hard to ensure that all of its residents feel safe and secure in their community. Every two years, residents of 47441 Linton have the opportunity to elect a new mayor and council members who will work together to make decisions that affect the entire community. It is through this election process that citizens can ensure their voices are being heard when it comes to local politics in 47441 Linton.
The political climate in Zip 47441 (Linton, IN) is strongly conservative.
Greene County, IN is very conservative. In Greene County, IN 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 22.9%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47441 (Linton, IN) is strongly conservative.
Linton, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Greene 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.
Linton, 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 47441 (Linton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $3,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $7,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)