The politics of Beverly Shores, IN is steeped in a history of progressive and active involvement from its citizens. This small town on the shore of Lake Michigan has seen a steady growth in population since its incorporation in 1927. The town government consists of a three-member Town Council that is elected to staggered four-year terms by residents to make decisions on issues affecting the community and local budget. Issues such as infrastructure maintenance, development and land use regulations are heavily discussed amongst residents at monthly town council meetings that are open for all to attend. Local elections for the Town Council typically attract a high turnout from community members interested in voicing their opinion and making their mark on their town’s future. Residents take pride in being involved and ensure that their voices are heard while also working together to create positive change for all those who live there.
The political climate in Beverly Shores, IN is leaning liberal.
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
Beverly Shores, IN is leaning liberal.
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.
Beverly Shores, 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 Beverly Shores, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,164 contributions totaling $326,029 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 648 contributions totaling $209,654 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)