Napoleon, IN is a small town located in northeastern Indiana. It has a long history of political involvement and engagement, with many citizens actively participating in the local political process. The community prides itself on its inclusionary approach to politics, emphasizing respectful dialogue and collaboration between different groups. Involvement in local politics ranges from city council meetings to school board elections to even voting for presidential candidates. On the city council level, residents have the opportunity to participate in debates about local issues such as infrastructure, economic development, and public safety. At the county level, current elected officials include Sheriff Jason Sanderson and County Commissioner Joe Guffey. The mayor of Napoleon is Tom Smith Jr., who was elected in 2019 with support from a wide range of constituents. Overall, Napoleon's political climate is characterized by openness and participation from all citizens regardless of race or background.
The political climate in Napoleon, IN is very conservative.
Ripley County, IN is very conservative. In Ripley County, IN 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ripley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.8% to 19.4%.
Ripley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Napoleon, IN is very conservative.
Ripley 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.
Napoleon, 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 Napoleon, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 326 contributions totaling $26,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 306 contributions totaling $217,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $710 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)