The town of Claypool, located in 46510 zip code in Indiana, is a relatively small community with an estimated population of around 1,000 people. It is part of the Kosciusko County and has been governed by a Town Council since 2008. The Town Council is responsible for making decisions on matters such as zoning regulations, public infrastructure, and budgeting. The current members of the Town Council are Mayor John L. Reed; Clerk-Treasurer Kayla Foland; and Council Members Jim Clark, Matt Kostoff, Curt Johnson, and Robert Haecker. Local elections are held every four years to determine who will serve on the Town Council. The last election was held in 2016 with Mayor Reed being reelected to another term. Overall, Claypool offers a peaceful atmosphere for its residents while still providing opportunities for political engagement through local elections and decision-making from the Town Council.
The political climate in Zip 46510 (Claypool, IN) is very conservative.
Kosciusko County, IN is very conservative. In Kosciusko County, IN 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kosciusko county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 23.3%.
Kosciusko county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46510 (Claypool, IN) is very conservative.
Claypool, Indiana is very conservative.
Kosciusko County, Indiana is very conservative.
Warsaw Metro Area is very 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.
Claypool, 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 46510 (Claypool)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)