The small town of Wabash, IN is a tight-knit community with a population of around 10,800 people. The town prides itself on its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of community. When it comes to politics, the town takes great pride in its local candidates who have been elected over the years. Local residents often take part in debates regarding issues that make an impact on their community and are eager to be well informed about the upcoming elections. The local government in Wabash is highly active and works hard to ensure that all citizens are given equal representation in decision making processes. Residents of Wabash take their civic responsibility seriously, making sure to vote on time and actively participating in local political events like candidate forums or debates when available.
The political climate in Wabash, IN is moderately conservative.
Wabash County, IN is very conservative. In Wabash County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabash county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.9%.
Wabash county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wabash, IN is moderately conservative.
Wabash County, Indiana is very conservative.
Wabash 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.
Wabash, 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 Wabash, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $23,408 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $27,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)