Politics in 47970 Otterbein, IN are primarily focused on local issues and initiatives that are beneficial to the community. Several local politicians have taken a leading role in advocating for the needs and interests of the residents of Otterbein. For example, Sheila Murray is the mayor of Otterbein and has taken an active role in advocating for more resources for public safety, educational programs, and economic development opportunities. Additionally, Tomas Thompson is a city council member who has been actively involved in promoting green initiatives such as renewable energy projects in order to reduce emissions and combat climate change.
The political climate in Zip 47970 (Otterbein, IN) is very conservative.
Benton County, IN is very conservative. In Benton County, IN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.5%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47970 (Otterbein, IN) is very conservative.
Otterbein, Indiana is very conservative.
Benton County, Indiana is very conservative.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area is leaning 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.
Otterbein, 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 47970 (Otterbein)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)