The Town of Pines, IN is a small community located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is governed by an elected mayor and a town council composed of five members. The town is known for its strong commitment to local politics and involvement in government matters. Residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions through regular town hall meetings, as well as participate in various committees and organizations dedicated to civic engagement. Additionally, every two years voters are given the chance to elect a mayor and their representatives on the town council. The process of casting ballots helps keep citizens informed about current issues faced by their community while encouraging them to get involved in decision making processes that can benefit the entire Town of Pines.
The political climate in Town of Pines, 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
Town of Pines, 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.
Town of Pines, 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 Town of Pines, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,786 contributions totaling $154,974 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $118,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)