Mitchell, IN is a small town located in southern Indiana. It has a population of approximately 4,000 people and is governed by a mayor-council government. The current mayor is Chad Bridges and the town council consists of seven members elected to four year terms. The city prides itself on its hometown charm and friendly atmosphere. Local politics focus primarily on issues regarding infrastructure development, economic growth, and education initiatives that benefit the community. Although Mitchell does not have any local political candidates running for office right now, its residents have the opportunity to vote in state or national elections for candidates who represent their interests and concerns.
The political climate in Zip 47446 (Mitchell, IN) is very conservative.
Lawrence County, IN is very conservative. In Lawrence County, IN 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47446 (Mitchell, IN) is very conservative.
Mitchell, Indiana is very conservative.
Lawrence County, Indiana is very conservative.
Bedford 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.
Mitchell, 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 47446 (Mitchell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $5,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)