Fair Oaks, Indiana is a small town located in Porter County with a population of just over 7,000 people. The town is governed by a mayor and five town council members who are elected for four year terms by the residents of Fair Oaks. Elections take place every two years and all registered voters are eligible to cast their votes for the local candidates running for office. Issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure, and development are all discussed amongst these elected officials at regular meetings throughout the year. Fair Oaks also has an active political scene with many organizations hosting events and rallies to spread awareness about issues important to the community. Residents here in 47943 have an opportunity to make their voices heard on matters that affect them directly through voting in local elections or participating in other forms of civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 47943 (Fair Oaks, IN) is very conservative.
Jasper County, IN is very conservative. In Jasper County, IN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.5%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47943 (Fair Oaks, IN) is very conservative.
Fair Oaks, Indiana is very conservative.
Jasper County, Indiana is very 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.
Fair Oaks, 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 47943 (Fair Oaks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $12,149 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $810 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)