The politics in 47024 Laurel, IN is largely driven by the values and opinions of the local citizens. The local government works to ensure that policies are implemented and maintained in order to represent the interests of the community. Elections for various positions such as mayor, city council members, and school board representatives are held routinely to allow the residents to choose their representatives. Various political initiatives are taken in order to address issues that may be important to the community such as increasing resources for those who need it or investing in economic development projects. Overall, it is important for the residents of 47024 Laurel, IN to stay informed on current political happenings so that they can participate in these elections and help shape their communities.
The political climate in Zip 47024 (Laurel, IN) is very conservative.
Franklin County, IN is very conservative. In Franklin County, IN 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 17.8%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47024 (Laurel, IN) is very conservative.
Laurel, Indiana is very conservative.
Franklin County, Indiana is very conservative.
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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.
Laurel, 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 47024 (Laurel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $70 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)