Wabash County, Indiana is located in the northern part of the state and is home to over 33,000 citizens. It is part of the Wabash Valley Region and borders Ohio, Grant, and Miami counties. The county has a rich history of political engagement and plays an important role in local government. The current county government is lead by three commissioners who are responsible for implementing policies and enacting regulations within the county. Each commissioner oversees specific departments within the county which include public safety, roads and bridges, economic development, human services, and more. In addition to these commissioners, other elected officials within Wabash County include a sheriff, auditor, clerk treasurer, assessor, attorney/prosecutor and surveyor. These officials each bring their expertise to their respective positions in order to ensure that local laws are enforced fairly. Every four years the citizens of Wabash County have the opportunity to vote for candidates who will make up their local political representation. These elections help shape the direction of policies that affect how life is experienced on a daily basis throughout the county.
The political climate in Wabash County, IN is very conservative.
In Wabash County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabash county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.9%.
Wabash county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wabash County, IN is very conservative.
Wabash 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.
Wabash, 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 Wabash County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 542 contributions totaling $49,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 332 contributions totaling $140,487 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)