Kouts, Indiana is a small town located in Porter County, with a population of 1,951 people. The town is governed by the Kouts Town Council, which consists of seven elected members who serve 4-year terms. The current mayor is Gary Jones. In addition to the Town Council, the town also has a Clerk-Treasurer and a Town Marshal who are appointed by the Town Council. Local politics in Kouts mainly involves issues such as infrastructure, education, and economic development. The city strives to maintain its small-town charm by encouraging economic growth through incentives for businesses and providing support to local businesses already established within the community. Residents of Kouts benefit from the town’s commitment to public safety through effective enforcement of local ordinances and ordinances enforced by other agencies like the county sheriff's office. Additionally, Kouts works hard to foster an environment of civic engagement that encourages residents to be active in their local government systems and supports increased voter participation in elections.
The political climate in Kouts, IN is somewhat 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
Kouts, IN is somewhat 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.
Kouts, 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 Kouts, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $3,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)