46526 Goshen, IN is a small city nestled in Northern Indiana and is known for its strong sense of community. Politics in the city are active and diverse. The city has a mayor-council form of government, and the current Mayor is Jeremy Stutsman. He was elected in 2019, and since taking office he has overseen multiple projects to benefit the community such as improving infrastructure and pedestrian safety. There are also several members of the Common Council who represent different sections of the city. They have been working together to ensure that all members of the community are represented when making important decisions about their future. Additionally, Goshen holds elections every two years for local offices such as City Clerk, City Treasurer, and other roles that help keep the city running smoothly and efficiently.
The political climate in Zip 46526 (Goshen, IN) is moderately conservative.
Elkhart County, IN is strongly conservative. In Elkhart County, IN 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elkhart county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Elkhart county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46526 (Goshen, IN) is moderately conservative.
Goshen, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Elkhart County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Elkhart-Goshen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Goshen, 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 46526 (Goshen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 984 contributions totaling $93,711 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 476 contributions totaling $182,522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)