South Haven is a small town located in Indiana, and politics play an important role in the life of its citizens. Every four years, the residents of South Haven vote for their local political representatives in order to make their voices heard and make sure their interests are represented. While the town has no official political party affiliation, many of the candidates running for office focus on topics such as economic development, job growth, improved infrastructure, and environmental protection within South Haven. As with all elections, both Democrats and Republicans can be found vying for the community’s votes during each election cycle. In addition to voting for government officials, residents also have the opportunity to attend town hall meetings or contact various politicians directly with any questions or concerns they may have about current issues facing the town. Regardless of political affiliation, residents of South Haven take pride in exercising their right to vote every year and making sure that their concerns are taken into account when it comes to local decision-making.
The political climate in South Haven, IN is leaning 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
South Haven, IN is leaning 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.
South Haven, 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 South Haven, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,003 contributions totaling $186,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 496 contributions totaling $104,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)