DeKalb County, Indiana is a rural county located in the northeastern part of the state. It is home to a population of approximately 42,000 people and has a rich history that dates back to the early 1800s. Politically, DeKalb County voters are strongly conservative with Republican candidates receiving large margins in nearly every election. This is despite an ongoing trend of Democratic success at the state and national level. The county has seen several strong challengers in recent election cycles, however ultimately they have all fallen short against Republican incumbents due to the counties staunchly conservative bent. As such, DeKalb County remains firmly in the red column when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in 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
DeKalb County, IN 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.
DeKalb, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 DeKalb County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 342 contributions totaling $29,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 365 contributions totaling $111,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)