Rolling Prairie, Indiana is a small rural town located in the northwest corner of the state. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and vibrant local community. The political climate in Rolling Prairie has been consistently conservative, with many of the residents participating actively in local and state elections. The town has had a long history of elected officials who support traditional values and advocate for fiscal responsibility. Recently, there have been attempts to introduce more progressive measures into the community, such as advocating for renewable energy sources and protecting agricultural lands from development. However, these efforts have largely been unsuccessful due to the strong opposition from the conservative majority. At the same time, the local government has taken steps to ensure that all citizens are represented fairly within their municipality and are given an equal voice in deciding important issues. Overall, Rolling Prairie is a well-run and respected town with strong leadership that looks out for its residents’ interests while also striving to make positive changes for the future.
The political climate in Rolling Prairie, IN is moderately conservative.
LaPorte County, IN is leaning conservative. In LaPorte County, IN 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaPorte county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 45.3%.
LaPorte county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rolling Prairie, IN is moderately conservative.
LaPorte County, Indiana is leaning conservative.
Michigan City-La Porte Metro Area is leaning 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.
Rolling Prairie, Indiana: d d 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 Rolling Prairie, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $14,619 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)