The politics in 47386 Springport, IN are represented by a local government that is elected every two years. It is composed of a Mayor and six City Council members, who together make decisions on behalf of the community and its residents. All major issues such as taxation, zoning, economic development, public works projects and more are addressed by the governing body. In addition to the elected officials, there are also various citizen advisory boards that provide input to the council on various topics. The city is also home to many civic organizations devoted to improving the quality of life for all residents in Springport. These groups regularly participate in activities within the community such as organizing neighborhood cleanups and other volunteer work. It is very important for citizens to be involved in their local politics and take an active role in helping decide what their community should look like and how it should function going forward.
The political climate in Zip 47386 (Springport, IN) is very conservative.
Henry County, IN is very conservative. In Henry County, IN 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.3%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47386 (Springport, IN) is very conservative.
Springport, Indiana is very conservative.
Henry County, Indiana is very conservative.
New Castle 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.
Springport, 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 47386 (Springport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)