Mentone, Indiana is a small town located in the northeast part of the state. Politics in this area are relatively quiet, as there are no local political candidates running for office. However, local residents still have an important role to play when it comes to politics in their community. Residents can stay informed on issues that affect their town by attending city council meetings or participating in community events such as clean-up days or town hall forums. Additionally, Mentone citizens can contact their local representatives at any time and share their thoughts and opinions with them regarding policies and other topics of importance. By taking an active role in the political process, citizens of Mentone can ensure that their voices are heard and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Mentone, IN is strongly conservative.
Kosciusko County, IN is very conservative. In Kosciusko County, IN 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kosciusko county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 23.3%.
Kosciusko county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mentone, IN is strongly conservative.
Kosciusko County, Indiana is very conservative.
Warsaw 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.
Mentone, 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 Mentone, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $5,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)