Lake Santee, IN is a small town situated on the shores of a freshwater lake in Indiana. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and relaxed way of life. The town is home to about 5,000 people who are served by an elected government body consisting of five council members, a mayor, and other municipal officers. The local politicians work hard to ensure that the town remains financially sound while providing an excellent quality of life for the residents. They are dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the area while also looking forward to ensuring that future generations can enjoy all that Lake Santee has to offer. The townspeople take pride in their local government and are encouraged to participate in civic activities as they have an impact on policy decisions that affect them directly.
The political climate in Lake Santee, IN is very conservative.
Decatur County, IN is very conservative. In Decatur County, IN 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 19.8%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Santee, IN is very conservative.
Decatur County, Indiana is very conservative.
Greensburg 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.
Lake Santee, 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 Lake Santee, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 267 contributions totaling $31,037 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 362 contributions totaling $183,647 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $507 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)