Granger, IN is a small town located in Northern Indiana with a population of around 35,000 people. The Town Council governs the area and is comprised of five members who are elected on a non-partisan basis. Local politics in Granger generally focus on issues that affect the day to day lives of its citizens, such as zoning regulations, taxation, public safety, housing development and maintenance of parks and recreational facilities. In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on environmental sustainability initiatives within the community. The current Town Council has been working hard to address these issues through several ordinances enacted over the last three years. Residents can get involved by attending local meetings and taking part in campaigns for their favorite candidates. Furthermore, the council regularly sponsors events such as town hall meetings where residents can come out and have their voices heard about important topics that affect their lives.
The political climate in Granger, IN is leaning conservative.
St. Joseph County, IN is leaning liberal. In St. Joseph County, IN 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Granger, IN is leaning conservative.
St. Joseph County, Indiana is leaning liberal.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Granger, Indiana: d r D d d d
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 Granger, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,262 contributions totaling $943,377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,923 contributions totaling $2,220,887 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)