Ferdinand, IN is a small town located in southern Indiana. Despite its size, it is home to an active political community. Every two years, the citizens of 47532 Ferdinand have the opportunity to vote for their local representatives in the state legislature and congress. This election cycle has seen several candidates vying for votes in the area, each with their own ideas and platforms about how to serve their constituents best. The candidates have come from both major parties as well as independent groups, giving citizens a range of options when casting their ballots. No matter who wins the election, it is clear that Ferdinand residents take politics seriously and are actively engaged in the process of democracy.
The political climate in Zip 47532 (Ferdinand, IN) is very conservative.
Dubois County, IN is very conservative. In Dubois County, IN 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dubois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.9%.
Dubois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47532 (Ferdinand, IN) is very conservative.
Ferdinand, Indiana is very conservative.
Dubois County, Indiana is very conservative.
Jasper 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.
Ferdinand, 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 47532 (Ferdinand)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $788 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $17,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $558 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)