The politics in Gary, IN 46408 are focused on local issues, such as improving public schools and increasing economic development. The city is governed by a mayor-council system, with the mayor being elected to a four year term. All of the current council members were elected to their positions in 2019. The city is also part of Lake County and its government leaders work closely together to create a better future for all residents. Some notable initiatives include the Gary Works Project, which is aimed at revitalizing the industrial corridor; and the Westside Initiative, which focuses on bringing resources and opportunities to underserved neighborhoods in Gary.
The political climate in Zip 46408 (Gary, IN) is somewhat liberal.
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
Zip 46408 (Gary, IN) is somewhat liberal.
Gary, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, Indiana 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.
Gary, 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 zip 46408 (Gary)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $5,754 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $4,665 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)