Vera Cruz, Indiana is a small town with a population of just over 4,000 people. The politics in Vera Cruz are managed by the City Council, which consists of seven members elected for two-year terms from three wards in the city. In addition to the City Council, there is an annual mayoral election, in which all citizens have the right to vote. Local policies and initiatives are determined by the City Council and Mayor working together. Issues such as transportation, public safety, infrastructure improvements, recreation programs and economic development take priority on their list of tasks. Issues that directly affect residents’ everyday lives are also regularly addressed through decisions made at these meetings. The City Council also works tirelessly to ensure that all citizens in Vera Cruz have access to resources they need for a healthy and successful life.
The political climate in Vera Cruz, IN is very conservative.
Wells County, IN is very conservative. In Wells County, IN 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wells county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 20.8%.
Wells county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vera Cruz, IN is very conservative.
Wells County, Indiana is very conservative.
Fort Wayne Metro Area is moderately 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.
Vera Cruz, 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 Vera Cruz, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $7,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $34,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)