The town of Beverly Shores, IN (46301) is a small coastal community located in Porter County. It has a rich history and unique culture that make it an attractive place to live. Politically, the town is part of the larger Porter County government system, which is led by elected commissioners from each district. There are a number of political issues that have been on the forefront in recent years, such as improving infrastructure and transportation options, maintaining affordable housing for residents, and protecting the environment. Additionally, residents have been vocal about their desire to maintain the town’s historical character while also making sure that its zoning regulations are updated to reflect modern development standards. Over the years there have been several local political candidates who have run for office in Beverly Shores in order to represent the community’s interests at a county level. The current commissioners have worked hard to ensure that all citizens of Beverly Shores are represented fairly and with respect to their wishes.
The political climate in Zip 46301 (Beverly Shores, IN) is leaning liberal.
Porter County, IN is leaning conservative. In Porter County, IN 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Porter county remained moderately Republican, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Porter county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46301 (Beverly Shores, IN) is leaning liberal.
Beverly Shores, Indiana is leaning liberal.
Porter County, Indiana is leaning conservative.
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.
Beverly Shores, Indiana: r r 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 46301 (Beverly Shores)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 176 contributions totaling $29,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $5,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)