Lakeville, IN is a small town located in Northern Indiana. The town has a thriving local economy and is known for its strong sense of community. With a population of just over 3,000 people, Lakeville is home to many small businesses, restaurants, and recreational activities. Despite its small size, Lakeville still has an active political scene. Local elections are held every year and voters come out in droves to support their chosen candidates. Issues that often come up during election season include education reform, taxes, infrastructure development, public safety, and environmental concerns. Whatever their stance on any given issue may be, residents of Lakeville can always count on their local government representatives to listen to their views and strive to make the best decisions for the town's future growth and prosperity.
The political climate in Lakeville, IN is leaning conservative.
St. Joseph County, IN is leaning liberal. In St. Joseph County, IN 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeville, IN is leaning conservative.
St. Joseph County, Indiana is leaning liberal.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lakeville, Indiana: d r 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 Lakeville, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $384,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $8,539 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)