Somerset, Indiana is located in the heart of Jasper County. The 46984 zip code has a vibrant political landscape with many active local candidates and issues that shape the community. The county is led by an elected Board of Commissioners who serve as the legislative body for the county. In addition, several townships in and around Somerset have their own elected board members to represent their respective constituents and make decisions on local matters. On the state level, Somerset is represented by State Senator Ryan Mishler and State Representatives Jeff Ellington and Christopher Judy. At the national level, Congressman Jim Banks represents 46984 residents in Congress. Each election season brings a new wave of dynamic candidates to join those currently serving on various boards throughout Somerset. Residents have numerous opportunities to become involved in politics; whether it be attending candidate forums, joining political committees or simply voting in local elections, there are plenty of chances to make your voice heard and contribute to positive change in the community.
The political climate in Zip 46984 (Somerset, IN) is very conservative.
Wabash County, IN is very conservative. In Wabash County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabash county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.9%.
Wabash county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46984 (Somerset, IN) is very conservative.
Somerset, Indiana is very conservative.
Wabash County, Indiana is very conservative.
Wabash 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.
Somerset, 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 46984 (Somerset)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)