The town of Needham, IN is a small rural community located in the state of Indiana. With a population of just under 500 people, it is one of the smaller towns in the area. Despite its size, Needham has an active and engaged political climate. The local elections are held every four years in November, and current candidates include members of both major political parties. The town typically leans towards conservative views and values, with many residents proud to profess their support for traditional values and beliefs. Although there are some disagreements about certain issues, overall the people work together to ensure that their voices are heard and their opinions taken into account. All in all, Needham's political climate represents a microcosm of America; a diverse mix of ideologies that come together to form a unified whole.
The political climate in Zip 46162 (Needham, IN) is very conservative.
Johnson County, IN is very conservative. In Johnson County, IN 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 31.8%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46162 (Needham, IN) is very conservative.
Needham, Indiana is very conservative.
Johnson County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning 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.
Needham, 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 46162 (Needham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $541 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)