The small town of Thorntown, IN, located in Boone County with a zip code of 46071 is known for its quaint charm and friendly residents. The local politics are run by the Mayor and Town Council, who strive to make decisions that best serve the community. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss important issues such as infrastructure improvement projects, new development initiatives, and budgeting for public services. Residents are encouraged to attend these meetings to stay up to date on any new legislation or initiatives being discussed. Other offices that are involved in local politics include the County Commissioner's Office and the Indiana House of Representatives District 44. Each office works to ensure that Thorntown is represented on a state and county level. All citizens have the opportunity to get involved in their local government by attending meetings and participating in public forums or voting during elections.
The political climate in Zip 46071 (Thorntown, IN) is moderately conservative.
Boone County, IN is moderately conservative. In Boone County, IN 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 39.4%.
Boone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46071 (Thorntown, IN) is moderately conservative.
Thorntown, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Boone County, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Thorntown, 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 46071 (Thorntown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $8,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)