47596 Westphalia, IN is a small rural town located in the northwest area of Indiana. It is an area steeped in American history and has been home to many influential political leaders throughout the years. While there may not be any local political candidates currently representing this community, it is represented by many state and national politicians from both sides of the aisle. The current governor of Indiana, Eric Holcomb, is a Republican whose policies have had a direct impact on many aspects of life for citizens living within 47596 Westphalia, IN. At the national level, Senator Todd Young and Representative Jim Banks are two prominent elected officials who regularly advocate on behalf of their constituents from this area. Citizens of 47596 Westphalia, IN are encouraged to stay informed about upcoming elections to ensure they can make an informed decision when casting their ballots.
The political climate in Zip 47596 (Westphalia, IN) is very conservative.
Knox County, IN is very conservative. In Knox County, IN 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.4%.
Knox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47596 (Westphalia, IN) is very conservative.
Westphalia, Indiana is very conservative.
Knox County, Indiana is very conservative.
Vincennes 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.
Westphalia, 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 47596 (Westphalia)
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 4 contributions totaling $330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)