46371 Rolling Prairie, IN is a small rural town located in LaPorte County. It is an area that values its independence and traditions, and the politics in the community reflect this mentality. Local elections are usually based on issues that affect the community directly, such as taxes, infrastructure, and public safety. Politicians running for office must have a good understanding of the needs of the local people and be able to effectively communicate their plans for addressing those needs. There is also a strong emphasis on keeping local government services efficient while still providing effective services to the residents of Rolling Prairie. Residents are highly involved in local politics and cast votes for candidates that they believe will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Zip 46371 (Rolling Prairie, IN) is somewhat conservative.
LaPorte County, IN is leaning conservative. In LaPorte County, IN 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaPorte county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 45.3%.
LaPorte county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46371 (Rolling Prairie, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Rolling Prairie, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
LaPorte County, Indiana is leaning conservative.
Michigan City-La Porte Metro Area is leaning 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.
Rolling Prairie, Indiana: d d D D 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 46371 (Rolling Prairie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $14,619 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)