Politics in 46394 Hammond, IN are mainly dominated by the Democratic Party. In recent years, the city has seen a surge in support for progressive candidates and policies. The city’s mayor is a Democrat, and many of its City Council members come from the same party. Despite this focus on the Democratic Party, there is also room for other points of view and discussion in local politics. Civic engagement is highly encouraged, with many organizations offering opportunities for citizens to get involved with issues such as poverty reduction or environmental protection. The city holds regular elections for City Council positions, and citizens are encouraged to research their options before heading to the polls.
The political climate in Zip 46394 (Hammond, IN) is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, IN is somewhat liberal. In Lake County, IN 56.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46394 (Hammond, IN) is somewhat liberal.
Hammond, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
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.
Hammond, Indiana: D D D D D D
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 46394 (Hammond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $9,701 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $21,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)