St. John, IN is a small town located in Lake County with a population of around 17,000 people. It has a rich history and is home to many diverse cultures. Politically, St. John is an independent city and does not have its own local political candidates. The mayor is elected at-large from the entire community and the City Council consists of seven members who are also elected at-large. St. John’s government operates with the aim of providing quality services to residents while being fiscally responsible in managing taxpayer funds. The city council works closely with state representatives, county commissioners, and other local organizations to ensure that the best interests of the community are protected. Residents can actively participate in determining the direction of their community through voting in city elections or serving on boards and committees that address local needs.
The political climate in St. John, IN is leaning conservative.
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
St. John, IN is leaning conservative.
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.
St. John, 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 St. John, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,111 contributions totaling $849,667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,025 contributions totaling $1,160,164 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)