Westville, IN is a small rural town in Indiana with a population of about 4,500 people. It is a culturally diverse town that prides itself on its tight-knit community and strong sense of values. As is the case in many towns across America, Westville has an active political landscape. The local political scene is dominated by the Democratic Party, with the majority of elected officials being Democrats. There are also a number of independent candidates who run for office each election cycle but typically do not garner enough support to win the seat. Local issues are often discussed at town hall meetings or during debates between candidates prior to elections. With an engaged and active electorate, Westville residents have the opportunity to be heard and make their voices count through local politics.
The political climate in Westville, IN is leaning conservative.
LaPorte County, IN is leaning conservative. In LaPorte County, IN 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaPorte county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 45.3%.
LaPorte county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westville, IN is leaning conservative.
LaPorte County, Indiana is leaning conservative.
Michigan City-La Porte Metro Area is leaning 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.
Westville, Indiana: d d D D 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 Westville, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 287 contributions totaling $18,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $24,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $811 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)