Portland, IN is a small town located in Jay County with a population of approximately 5,700 people. The mayor of Portland is Kenneth Sanders, who was elected in 2016. Government services and decisions are made by the Portland City Council, which consists of five members who are elected for four-year terms. The city council meets monthly to discuss updates and upcoming events within the town. Recently, Mayor Sanders has been advocating for public infrastructure improvements such as expanding bike lanes throughout the city and preserving historic buildings. Additionally, the city council has recently proposed initiatives that will enhance economic development and create more job opportunities within the community. In sum, Portland has an active political environment and various initiatives underway that aim to improve quality of life in this small town.
The political climate in Portland, IN is moderately conservative.
Jay County, IN is very conservative. In Jay County, IN 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.8%.
Jay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portland, IN is moderately conservative.
Jay County, Indiana 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.
Portland, 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 Portland, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $1,201 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $19,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)