Roselawn, IN is a small town in Northwest Indiana with a population of 1,700. As such, it has less of an influence on state politics than larger cities like Indianapolis. Local government is managed by the Roselawn Town Council which consists of three part-time members who are elected to two-year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss local regulations and services. Issues include maintaining infrastructure, approving development projects, and increasing community engagement opportunities. As a small town, Roselawn does not have any political candidates running for office at this time but they do have a few representatives appointed to the state legislature who work to advocate for their constituents. The local government works hard to ensure that everyone is represented and that their voices are heard when it comes to making important decisions about the future of the community.
The political climate in Roselawn, IN is very conservative.
Newton County, IN is very conservative. In Newton County, IN 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 22.8%.
Newton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roselawn, IN is very conservative.
Newton County, Indiana is very 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.
Roselawn, 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 Roselawn, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $9,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 328 contributions totaling $297,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $906 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)