Lake County, IN is an area with a long history of politics. The county has been host to several prominent political figures throughout the years, including governors and senators. Residents of Lake County have remained politically active and have been involved in numerous local initiatives over the years. One such initiative was the referendum to build a new public library system which passed with overwhelming support. In recent years, voters have had the opportunity to choose their representatives for various offices ranging from county auditor to state senator. Numerous debates and forums have taken place in order to inform voters on important issues that will impact their daily lives. Regardless of party affiliation, residents of Lake County come together frequently to ensure that their voices are heard and that they are represented in the political process.
The political climate in 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
Lake County, IN 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.
Lake, 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 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 Lake County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,564 contributions totaling $1,257,790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,011 contributions totaling $992,647 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)