Winfield, IN is a small town of around 1,600 people located in Northwest Indiana. Despite its small size, Winfield has an active political scene that sees local candidates running for various offices. From the mayor and city council to county sheriff and state representatives, those who live in Winfield can find a variety of ways to be involved in the political process. The people of Winfield are passionate about making sure their voices are heard and have a strong representation of the town's interests in government offices. The residents come together to discuss important issues such as taxes, education, and community development while supporting their favorite candidates at town hall meetings and other public forums. With so many hardworking individuals involved in the town’s political landscape, it’s no wonder Winfield remains a vibrant place to live with plenty of opportunities to get involved!
The political climate in Winfield, IN is leaning conservative.
Lake County, IN is somewhat liberal. In Lake County, IN 56.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winfield, IN is leaning conservative.
Lake County, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
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.
Winfield, Indiana: D D D D D D
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 Winfield, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,254 contributions totaling $121,347 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 506 contributions totaling $205,421 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)