Monticello, Indiana is home to a thriving community of citizens who take an active interest in local politics. The city is served by the Monticello City Council, which consists of seven elected members. Each member serves in a four-year term and is responsible for making decisions related to municipal operations and services. The mayor is responsible for the city’s leadership and direction. Local elections are held twice each year, usually in May and November. Candidates from both major political parties compete for various positions within the city government. Political debates and forums are held throughout the election season, giving voters an opportunity to learn more about the candidates and their platforms. Participation in local politics is highly encouraged, with many residents attending events hosted by the various political organizations in town.
The political climate in Zip 47960 (Monticello, IN) is very conservative.
White County, IN is very conservative. In White County, IN 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.1%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47960 (Monticello, IN) is very conservative.
Monticello, Indiana is very conservative.
White 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.
Monticello, 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 47960 (Monticello)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $10,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $52,469 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $577 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)