Rising Sun, Indiana is a small town located in Ohio County. Although the population of the town is not known, it is home to a diverse community of residents with various backgrounds and interests. The local politics in Rising Sun are strongly focused on creating a more prosperous and successful environment for all citizens. Local election candidates often focus their campaigns on topics such as improving the quality of education, increasing access to healthcare, and developing job opportunities. Many candidates also emphasize the importance of protecting the environment and preserving local natural resources. The town’s government works hard to ensure that all citizens have an equal voice in decisions made by local officials, creating an open and transparent atmosphere for democratic discourse.
The political climate in Zip 47040 (Rising Sun, IN) is very conservative.
Ohio County, IN is very conservative. In Ohio County, IN 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ohio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 23.7%.
Ohio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47040 (Rising Sun, IN) is very conservative.
Rising Sun, Indiana is very conservative.
Ohio County, Indiana is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Rising Sun, 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 47040 (Rising Sun)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $8,325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,259 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)