The politics in Lagro, Indiana are centered around the local government and its officials. The Town Council is the main governing body of the town and consists of five members who are elected by the citizens. The Mayor is also elected by the citizens and acts as a liaison between the Town Council and other governmental units. Every two years, elections are held to fill any vacancies in both positions. Additionally, there are numerous committees which focus on specific areas such as parks, recreation, zoning, utilities, etc. In these committees, appointed representatives from each group discuss issues relevant to their field and make recommendations to the council for action. The town is also home to several state legislators who make decisions at a higher level regarding statewide matters. Overall, Lagro has a robust political system which allows citizens to have a say in their government's decision-making process.
The political climate in Lagro, IN is very conservative.
Wabash County, IN is very conservative. In Wabash County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabash county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.9%.
Wabash county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lagro, IN is very conservative.
Wabash County, Indiana is very conservative.
Wabash Metro Area is very 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.
Lagro, 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 Lagro, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $24,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 208 contributions totaling $28,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)