Merrillville, Indiana is a vibrant town located in the northern part of the state. It has seen significant growth in recent years, and its population continues to increase. The town has a strong history of civic engagement and involvement in local politics. Local elections determine who will represent Merrillville's interests at the state and national level. Residents take their voting rights seriously and are involved in campaigns for candidates they vouch for. Across party lines, candidates strive to provide effective solutions to address current issues facing the citizens of Merrillville. Voter turnout is consistently high and citizens take pride in their commitment to democracy. Through casting ballots, residents make their voices be heard and help shape the future of Merrillville, Indiana.
The political climate in Merrillville, IN is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, IN is somewhat liberal. In Lake County, IN 56.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Merrillville, IN is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
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.
Merrillville, Indiana: D D 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 Merrillville, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,370 contributions totaling $223,766 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 711 contributions totaling $265,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)