Politics in Loogootee, Indiana are a varied and complex affair. The city is represented by local elected officials from both major political parties at the state and federal levels, including US Representatives and Senators, representatives for the Indiana State legislature, and county-level officials. Issues facing the city include economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, education and health care. In addition to those issues, Loogootee residents are concerned about national issues that affect their day-to-day lives such as taxes, immigration reform, gun control regulations and environmental protection. Every election cycle brings forth a variety of candidates from both major political parties vying for office to represent Loogootee's interests in Indianapolis or Washington D.C. It is up to voters in the city to make their voices heard through choosing the candidate who best represents their beliefs.
The political climate in Loogootee, IN is strongly conservative.
Martin County, IN is very conservative. In Martin County, IN 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 19.7%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loogootee, IN is strongly conservative.
Martin County, Indiana 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.
Loogootee, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Loogootee, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $2,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $6,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)