The politics in 47231 Dupont, IN are heavily influenced by the local government and their decisions. The Town Council is responsible for making important decisions about the city's budget, public services, infrastructure, and more. At the head of the council are six members elected to four-year terms who represent their districts in Dupont. They are responsible for negotiating with state and federal officials on behalf of the town's residents. In addition to the Town Council, there are a number of other governmental bodies in 47231 Dupont that help shape the politics in this area. These include members of Congress representing Indiana's 9th Congressional District, several state legislators representing District 52 in the Indiana House of Representatives, and more. The collective efforts of these groups work together to ensure that all residents in 47231 Dupont can have their voices heard and their concerns addressed by their local elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 47231 (Dupont, IN) is very conservative.
Jefferson County, IN is very conservative. In Jefferson County, IN 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47231 (Dupont, IN) is very conservative.
Dupont, Indiana is very conservative.
Jefferson County, Indiana is very conservative.
Madison 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.
Dupont, 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 47231 (Dupont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,612 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)