Long Beach, IN is a small city located in northwest Indiana with a population of about 6,700 people. The local government is comprised of elected officials that are responsible for setting the governing policies for the citizens of Long Beach. These elected officials include the mayor, city council members and various other appointed positions. The politics of Long Beach are often focused on keeping taxes low and improving the quality of life for its citizens by providing dependable services and infrastructure. Residents participate in town hall meetings to discuss issues related to Long Beach and to share ideas on how to better their community. Additionally, Long Beach has a strong commitment to public service as evidenced by numerous volunteer organizations that serve the city. Ultimately, there is an atmosphere of collaboration and cooperation amongst residents and political leaders in Long Beach that results in positive changes being made for its citizens.
The political climate in Long Beach, 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
Long Beach, 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.
Long Beach, 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 Long Beach, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,786 contributions totaling $154,974 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $118,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)