The small town of Wadesville, IN, located in Posey County in the southwestern corner of the state, is a tight-knit community with its own unique culture and politics. With a population just over 1,000 people, Wadesville's local politics are largely driven by grassroots efforts to ensure the best for its citizens and their families. Local election campaigns often focus on issues such as education, housing, jobs, and public safety. Political candidates typically come from within the community and are deeply rooted in their beliefs about what is best for the town and its residents. All candidates prioritize strong communication with their constituents and strive to make decisions that serve the desires of those living in Wadesville. Overall, local politics in 47638 Wadesville are motivated by a strong sense of community spirit that helps drive policy changes that benefit all members of this small town.
The political climate in Zip 47638 (Wadesville, IN) is very conservative.
Posey County, IN is very conservative. In Posey County, IN 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Posey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.8%.
Posey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47638 (Wadesville, IN) is very conservative.
Wadesville, Indiana is very conservative.
Posey County, Indiana is very conservative.
Evansville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Wadesville, 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 47638 (Wadesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $2,030 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)