Morgantown, Indiana is a small town located in Boone County. Its politics revolves around the local government of the town and county. Most citizens are aware of their rights and responsibilities as it relates to local government, and take part in various elections to make sure their voices are heard. The Mayor of Morgantown is elected every four years by the people of the town, while other members of city council, such as the Clerk-Treasurer and Treasurer, are appointed by the mayor. Local government also includes representatives from each township who work on local concerns such as law enforcement, taxes, public works projects, zoning regulations, etc. Additionally, Morgantown participates in state-wide elections for representatives in Congress and the Senate. Voting in these elections provides citizens with an opportunity to express their opinions on matters at all levels of governance.
The political climate in Morgantown, IN is very conservative.
Morgan County, IN is very conservative. In Morgan County, IN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 21.5%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morgantown, IN is very conservative.
Morgan County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Morgantown, 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 Morgantown, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 996 contributions totaling $47,159 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $8,385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)