Waterloo, Indiana is a small, rural town located in DeKalb County. It has a population of around 800 people, and is mainly agricultural with some small businesses scattered around the area. The local politics in Waterloo are quite active, with the residents taking a strong stance on issues that affect their community. Local political candidates focus on supporting economic growth and job creation, as well as maintaining the character of the town and preserving its rich heritage. They also strive to ensure that Waterloo remains an affordable place to live by protecting property rights and keeping taxes low. Residents are highly engaged in local politics, participating in debates and discussions about important issues facing their community. They take pride in their town and work hard to ensure they elect leaders who will make decisions that benefit them all.
The political climate in Waterloo, IN is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, IN is very conservative. In DeKalb County, IN 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 25.3%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterloo, IN is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, Indiana is very conservative.
Auburn 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.
Waterloo, 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 Waterloo, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $16,494 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)