Silver Lake, IN is a small city located in the northern part of the state. It is an area known for its tight-knit community and welcoming atmosphere. The politics in Silver Lake are no different, with citizens coming together to discuss issues and have their voices heard. The local political landscape is generally supportive of conservative ideals and values, although there are still a few areas where citizens can express their views. Local elections usually consist of well-known faces familiar to the residents and feature lively debates on the issues that matter most to those living in Silver Lake. This helps ensure that all voices can be heard and that everyone’s opinion counts when it comes to making decisions about how best to move forward with policies or programs that benefit the community as a whole.
The political climate in Silver Lake, 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
Silver Lake, 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.
Silver Lake, 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 Silver Lake, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $3,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)