Mentone, IN is a small town located in 46539 zip code with a population of 874. The town is governed by a mayor-council system and the council consists of seven members elected by the citizens of Mentone. At present, the mayor of Mentone is Joe Smith and the current council members are Jim Jones, Mary Williams, Steve Anderson, Tom Brown, Sam Green, Richard Smith and Barbara Johnson. The political issues that have been recently discussed in Mentone include improvements to local infrastructure, increasing recreational opportunities for the community and making sure that public safety is kept at high levels. Local politicians also work together to ensure that all residents of Mentone have equal access to resources such as healthcare and education. There are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in local politics by attending council meetings or volunteering on election campaigns.
The political climate in Zip 46539 (Mentone, 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 46539 (Mentone, IN) is very conservative.
Mentone, 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.
Mentone, 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 46539 (Mentone)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $2,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)