The politics in 47590 Velpen, IN are shaped by local issues that are important to the community. Although there is no representation from a particular party or political candidate, residents of the town have a strong sense of civic responsibility and actively participate in discussions about policies that will affect their lives. Local initiatives and town hall meetings give residents the opportunity to voice their perspectives and opinions on important matters for the community. Citizens have the power to make decisions through voting, petitions, and public forums. They may even be able to suggest changes to ordinances or laws that could help improve their quality of life. The area's diverse population ensures that different views on issues can be heard during these discussions, making sure that everyone's perspective is represented.
The political climate in Zip 47590 (Velpen, IN) is very conservative.
Pike County, IN is very conservative. In Pike County, IN 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.7%.
Pike county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47590 (Velpen, IN) is very conservative.
Velpen, Indiana is very conservative.
Pike County, Indiana is very conservative.
Jasper Metro Area is very 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.
Velpen, 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 47590 (Velpen)
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 5 contributions totaling $1,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)