Nappanee, IN is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The city is home to a population of just over 6,000 people and has its own unique political landscape. The politics in Nappanee are centered on a number of important issues such as local economic development, infrastructure improvement and environmental protection. The city council consists of several members that are elected by the citizens of Nappanee and serve for four-year terms. Local political candidates often focus their campaigns on these issues and emphasize their commitment to doing what is best for the future of Nappanee. In recent years there has been an increasing emphasis on sustainability initiatives in Nappanee with new policies being proposed and adopted to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from various sources. Residents have also had success advocating for greater investment in public transportation options as well as improvements to the city's park system. All in all, politics in Nappanee are interesting, engaging, and ever-changing as citizens continue to make their voices heard when it comes to important matters facing the community.
The political climate in Nappanee, IN is moderately conservative.
Elkhart County, IN is strongly conservative. In Elkhart County, IN 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elkhart county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Elkhart county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nappanee, IN is moderately conservative.
Elkhart County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Elkhart-Goshen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Nappanee, 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 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 Nappanee, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 639 contributions totaling $19,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 600 contributions totaling $59,793 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)