Shamrock Lakes, Indiana is a small town with a vibrant political scene. The local government is comprised of an elected mayor and town council who work together to ensure the community's needs are met. They pay close attention to the locals’ concerns and regularly hold public forums to listen to their opinions. Additionally, they work with local businesses to help stimulate economic growth and development opportunities in the area. Every two years, Shamrock Lakes residents come together to choose a new mayor from among four candidates. The mayor then selects an experienced town council to represent different neighborhoods throughout the city. Together, these individuals strive to keep taxes low, support local businesses, and improve the quality of life for all Shamrock Lakes citizens.
The political climate in Shamrock Lakes, IN is very conservative.
Blackford County, IN is very conservative. In Blackford County, IN 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blackford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 25.7%.
Blackford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shamrock Lakes, IN is very conservative.
Blackford 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.
Shamrock Lakes, 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 Shamrock Lakes, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $4,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $6,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)