Scotland, IN is located in southern Indiana and is a small town with a population of just over 500 people. It is known for its small-town charm and close-knit community. Politically, the town is represented by local government officials elected by the residents of the area. These include members of the common council, mayor, clerk treasurer, and other city officials. The town also has representatives in state government as well as federal government through their congressional representative. Locally, elections are held to determine who will represent the town in these positions. Residents of Scotland have traditionally been conservative in their political views, as reflected by their voting record over the years. The current mayor of Scotland is Jeffery Haarsma, who was elected in 2019 and has served ever since. He has emphasized fiscal responsibility and economic growth during his tenure as mayor. He has also focused on encouraging local businesses to open and expand within the area. Other members of the common council have similar goals for the future of Scotland and are actively working towards those ends.
The political climate in Zip 47457 (Scotland, IN) is very conservative.
Greene County, IN is very conservative. In Greene County, IN 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 22.9%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47457 (Scotland, IN) is very conservative.
Scotland, Indiana is very conservative.
Greene 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.
Scotland, 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 47457 (Scotland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)