Oakland City, IN is a small town in the state of Indiana with a population of around 1,500. The local politics here are centered around the issues that are important to the people in this community. Issues such as job creation and economic development, public safety, education and health care are all important topics for the citizens of Oakland City. Additionally, local leaders focus on preserving Oakland City's history and unique culture while making sure it remains a vibrant and livable community. To ensure that their voices are heard locally, citizens can vote for their preferred candidates in local elections such as mayors or city council members who will work on their behalf to address any concerns they may have about the city.
The political climate in Zip 47660 (Oakland City, IN) is very conservative.
Gibson County, IN is very conservative. In Gibson County, IN 24.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gibson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.9%.
Gibson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47660 (Oakland City, IN) is very conservative.
Oakland City, Indiana is very conservative.
Gibson 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.
Oakland City, 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 47660 (Oakland City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $5,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)