The Angola, IN Metro Area is part of the greater Fort Wayne area and has a population of approximately 50,000 people. It is located in northeast Indiana and is considered to be part of the Midwestern United States. The city has a long history of local government involvement which is evident through the current mayor, Jonathan Weinzapfel who was elected in 2017. He is an active leader in the community and works to better both Angola and the surrounding area. Other local politicians include State Representatives Christopher Judy and Curt Nisly as well as State Senator Liz Brown. All three are dedicated to improving the region by focusing on issues that affect everyone such as job creation, education, infrastructure, and public safety. Additionally, they seek to ensure that all citizens have a voice in their government by advocating for change when necessary.
The political climate in Angola Metro Area is very conservative.
In Angola Metro Area 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, the Angola metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 27.9%.
The Angola metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Angola, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Angola Metro Area
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)