In 47060 West Harrison, IN, politics are very important to the community. Although there are no local political candidates at this time, there is still a strong interest in the political process. Citizens of West Harrison actively participate in the democratic process by voting in local and national elections and advocating on behalf of causes they support. Additionally, they stay up-to-date on current events and news by attending town hall meetings and reading local newspapers. Through these efforts, residents of West Harrison remain engaged in their government and help ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 47060 (West Harrison, IN) is very conservative.
Dearborn County, IN is very conservative. In Dearborn County, IN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dearborn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.5%.
Dearborn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47060 (West Harrison, IN) is very conservative.
West Harrison, Indiana is very conservative.
Dearborn County, Indiana is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
West Harrison, 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 47060 (West Harrison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $1,271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $11,131 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)