The town of Loogootee, IN (47553) is a small rural community in the heart of Indiana, with a population of just over 1,700 people. It is located in Martin County and is part of the Sixth Congressional District in Indiana. The local politics in 47553 are mainly focused on improving the infrastructure and quality of life for its citizens. This includes making sure that the streets and roads are safe and well-maintained, that all citizens have access to basic services such as health care and education, and that job opportunities are available to those who seek them. Currently, there is not an elected political candidate representing Loogootee; however, townspeople have a vested interest in ensuring their community remains strong. Therefore, they are actively involved in local campaigns and civic organizations which strive to make their city better for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 47553 (Loogootee, IN) is very conservative.
Martin County, IN is very conservative. In Martin County, IN 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 19.7%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47553 (Loogootee, IN) is very conservative.
Loogootee, Indiana is very conservative.
Martin 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.
Loogootee, 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 47553 (Loogootee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $2,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $6,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)