Syracuse, Indiana is a small town nestled in the heart of Indiana's Kosciusko County. It is home to nearly 3,000 residents who take part in local politics and make decisions that help shape the future of their community. The Town of Syracuse elects a mayor and four council members to serve on the Town Council. These members provide input and decision-making concerning the issues that impact the town’s citizens. Residents also have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting for candidates in local elections such as those for county sheriff, clerk, auditor, recorder, assessor, treasurer and council member. As an engaged citizenry, Syracuse residents understand that their votes can make a difference in how their town is managed and they take pride in helping to ensure that it remains a vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Syracuse, IN is strongly conservative.
Kosciusko County, IN is very conservative. In Kosciusko County, IN 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kosciusko county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 23.3%.
Kosciusko county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Syracuse, IN is strongly conservative.
Kosciusko County, Indiana is very conservative.
Warsaw 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.
Syracuse, 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 Syracuse, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 298 contributions totaling $154,054 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $517 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 458 contributions totaling $227,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $496 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)