The politics of 47882 Sullivan, IN are largely reflective of the state's political environment. Indiana is generally considered to be a Republican leaning state, with Republicans occupying both of its Senate seats and holding a majority in the House of Representatives. In Sullivan specifically, there has been a focus on local issues like business growth, economic development, and job creation. The mayor of Sullivan is a Republican, as are most other elected officials at the local level. In recent years there has been an effort to strengthen ties between local businesses and government through tax incentives for businesses that create jobs in the area. Additionally, efforts have been made to increase access to quality education by investing in new school buildings and modernizing existing ones. Community engagement has also seen an uptick through initiatives like town halls and public forums where residents can have their concerns heard by elected officials. All in all, 47882 Sullivan, IN offers residents plenty of opportunities for engagement with their local government and politics.
The political climate in Zip 47882 (Sullivan, IN) is very conservative.
Sullivan County, IN is very conservative. In Sullivan County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.9%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47882 (Sullivan, IN) is very conservative.
Sullivan, Indiana is very conservative.
Sullivan County, Indiana is very conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sullivan, 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 47882 (Sullivan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $5,469 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $9,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)