Lake Station, IN is a small city in northwestern Indiana that is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Thomas Molnar, who has been in office since 2012. The city council consists of seven members who are elected from the four wards within the city. They are responsible for enacting and enforcing any local laws or regulations, as well as providing services to the citizens of Lake Station. The political landscape in Lake Station is one of steady progress, with Mayor Molnar pushing forward initiatives such as an increased police presence and improved infrastructure. In addition, City Council members have worked hard to address issues such as economic development and public safety. As Lake Station continues to grow and prosper, its citizens can look forward to a bright future ahead with elected officials dedicated to making their city great.
The political climate in Lake Station, IN is leaning liberal.
Lake County, IN is somewhat liberal. In Lake County, IN 56.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Station, IN is leaning liberal.
Lake County, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Lake Station, Indiana: D D D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Lake Station, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,405 contributions totaling $105,214 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $30,973 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)