Porter, IN is a small town in Indiana with a population of approximately 6,000 people. It is located in the northwest corner of the state and is part of Porter County. Politically, Porter is mainly represented by members of the Republican party. The mayor and most of the town council members are Republicans who strive to maintain a sense of stability for the city and its citizens. At the state level, Porter is represented by Senator Jackie Walorski and Representative Jim Baird both from Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District. Both representatives are Republicans who advocate policies that place an emphasis on fiscal responsibility, low taxes, limited government regulation, and support for job growth in their district. Porter looks forward to engaging more with their local political candidates as elections approach so they can make an informed decision about which candidates will best represent their values and policies that will move Porter forward.
The political climate in Porter, IN is somewhat conservative.
Porter County, IN is leaning conservative. In Porter County, IN 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Porter county remained moderately Republican, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Porter county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Porter, IN is somewhat conservative.
Porter County, Indiana is leaning conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Porter, Indiana: r r 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 Porter, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,202 contributions totaling $141,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $85,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)