Steuben County, IN is an area with a rich political history. The county has been the home to many elected officials throughout its existence, serving in numerous positions of local government. Steuben County residents have had the privilege of voting for representatives for both their state and federal governments, in addition to electing members to the various local boards and commissions that oversee day-to-day operations. The county has also seen multiple campaigns for various offices in recent years, as candidates from both major parties have sought the votes of Steuben County voters. As a result, Steuben County's politics are constantly evolving, providing an exciting environment for those who want to stay informed about local politics and make their voices heard on the issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Steuben County, IN is very conservative.
In Steuben County, IN 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steuben county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 27.9%.
Steuben county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Steuben County, IN is very conservative.
Angola 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.
Steuben, 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 Steuben County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 335 contributions totaling $25,682 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 450 contributions totaling $142,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)