Montezuma, IN 47862 is a small town located in Parke County, Indiana. While the population of Montezuma is relatively small, this does not mean the town is without its politics. The local government of Montezuma consists of elected officials who are responsible for making decisions that will positively impact the community. The current mayor of Montezuma is John Brown and the city council consists of Luke Smith, Sarah Johnson, and Tom Peterson. These elected officials are tasked with representing their constituents and ensuring that their needs are effectively addressed by the local government. The local political landscape in Montezuma has been shaped by these elected leaders as they strive to provide a better quality of life for all citizens through public policy initiatives such as infrastructure improvements, economic development projects, and increased access to quality education opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 47862 (Montezuma, IN) is very conservative.
Parke County, IN is very conservative. In Parke County, IN 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Parke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.4%.
Parke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47862 (Montezuma, IN) is very conservative.
Montezuma, Indiana is very conservative.
Parke 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.
Montezuma, 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 47862 (Montezuma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $121 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)