47588 Troy, IN is a small town located in Indiana's Miami County. The politics of the area are heavily influenced by its rural location. Troy does not have any local political candidates, but several state representatives from the area are actively engaged in community affairs and tackle issues that affect the local population. Politically in 47588 Troy, IN citizens lean towards conservative values with a strong focus on fiscal responsibility and support for local businesses. Local leaders strive to ensure their decisions benefit current and future generations of residents while still promoting economic growth and opportunity for everyone living in the area.
The political climate in Zip 47588 (Troy, IN) is very conservative.
Spencer County, IN is very conservative. In Spencer County, IN 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spencer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.8%.
Spencer county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47588 (Troy, IN) is very conservative.
Troy, Indiana is very conservative.
Spencer 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.
Troy, Indiana: R R d 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 47588 (Troy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $60 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)