Garrett, Indiana is a small town located in DeKalb County. Its population is estimated to be around 3,500 people. The political climate of the town is focused on the local government, which consists of a five-member board of commissioners elected by residents. The board works together to oversee various aspects of life in Garrett including zoning and land use decisions, public infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges, fiscal management, and other municipal services. They also create and implement local legislation that affects all citizens living within the town limits. As with many small towns in Indiana, Garrett does not have any major political candidates running for office. Instead, the elections are mostly focused on local issues and are restricted to members of the community who know about the needs of their neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 46738 (Garrett, IN) is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, IN is very conservative. In DeKalb County, IN 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 25.3%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46738 (Garrett, IN) is strongly conservative.
Garrett, Indiana is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, Indiana is very conservative.
Auburn 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.
Garrett, 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 46738 (Garrett)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $2,172 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $11,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)