Vernon, Indiana is a small rural town located in Jennings County with a population of just over 1,400. Despite its small size, Vernon is active in local politics and has several governing bodies that work together to make sure that the best interests of the community are represented. The town is served by an elected mayor and clerk-treasurer who handle administrative services for the township. The town also has an elected Town Council which consists of five members who are responsible for setting policy and passing ordinances to ensure the continued wellbeing of the town. Other political groups in Vernon include citizen committees and commissions that advise the Town Council or carry out other roles such as planning public works projects or enforcing local laws. In short, although Vernon may be a small city, it plays an important role in local politics with various representatives working hard to keep it safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Zip 47282 (Vernon, IN) is very conservative.
Jennings County, IN is very conservative. In Jennings County, IN 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jennings county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.6%.
Jennings county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47282 (Vernon, IN) is very conservative.
Vernon, Indiana is very conservative.
Jennings County, Indiana is very conservative.
North Vernon 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.
Vernon, 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 47282 (Vernon)
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)