Salt Creek Commons, IN is a small community with a population of approximately 5,000 people. It has a strong sense of local pride and active participation in the political process. The town elects local representatives to the city council and school board, who are then responsible for making decisions that affect the community. In addition to this, the town also encourages involvement in other areas of politics such as lobbying for state or federal policy changes that could benefit the citizens of Salt Creek Commons. Local political candidates have held various positions over the years including Mayor, City Clerk and Treasurer, as well as members of both state and national legislatures. During election season they engage in debates and forums discussing their platforms and policies while also encouraging voter turnout by running local campaigns. Through these initiatives, Salt Creek Commons is able to ensure that its citizens are aware of their political rights and duties while also actively participating in the democratic process.
The political climate in Salt Creek Commons, 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
Salt Creek Commons, 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.
Salt Creek Commons, 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 Salt Creek Commons, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,003 contributions totaling $186,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 496 contributions totaling $104,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)