The small, rural town of Culver, IN is situated in Marshall County and has a population of approximately 1,000 people. The local politics in Culver are largely driven by the mayor's office and the town council, both of which are elected positions filled by members of the community. Mayor Jim Sturges currently holds the position and is supported by a five-member council who work to ensure that all policies are enacted in a fair manner. While there may not be many local political candidates running for office in Culver, those who do choose to run have been able to build consensus around important topics like economic development and public safety. The town's residents expect their elected leaders to continue to represent their interests fairly and effectively, while ensuring that Culver remains a safe and prosperous place for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Zip 46511 (Culver, IN) is very conservative.
Marshall County, IN is very conservative. In Marshall County, IN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.6%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46511 (Culver, IN) is very conservative.
Culver, Indiana is very conservative.
Marshall County, Indiana is very conservative.
Plymouth 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.
Culver, 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 zip 46511 (Culver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $17,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $58,123 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $581 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)