46742 Hamilton, IN is a small town with a population of just under 500 people. Despite its small size, politics in the area still play an important role in the community's well-being. The local government consists of three board members who are elected by residents every four years to represent them in decisions within the community. They work with executive staff from the local offices and agencies to ensure that all laws and regulations are being followed. Additionally, they host town hall meetings for citizens to come together and discuss any potential changes or improvements that need to be made in the area. Most recently, there has been an effort to clean up the riverfront and make it more accessible for recreational activities and fishing. It's clear that politics play an important role in this small town and help to create a better place for residents to live.
The political climate in Zip 46742 (Hamilton, IN) is very conservative.
Steuben County, IN is very conservative. In Steuben County, IN 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steuben county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 27.9%.
Steuben county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46742 (Hamilton, IN) is very conservative.
Hamilton, Indiana is very conservative.
Steuben County, Indiana is very conservative.
Angola 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.
Hamilton, 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 46742 (Hamilton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $2,472 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)