47382 Saratoga, IN is a small town located in Pulaski County. The population is just slightly over 2,000 people. It has local elections each year where the citizens of the community decide who will represent them in various positions and roles within the government and local municipalities. There are several different positions that are up for grabs each election cycle, ranging from mayor to city council members to school board representatives. Each candidate must make their case to the people as to why they should be elected, outlining their plans for improving the town and its infrastructure. Voting generally takes place on Election Day each November, where citizens can cast their ballots for whichever candidate they feel would best serve them and the community at large.
The political climate in Zip 47382 (Saratoga, IN) is very conservative.
Randolph County, IN is very conservative. In Randolph County, IN 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 22.7%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47382 (Saratoga, IN) is very conservative.
Saratoga, Indiana is very conservative.
Randolph 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.
Saratoga, 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 47382 (Saratoga)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)