Merrillville is a small town located in Northwest Indiana and is part of the greater Chicagoland area. It has a rich history as an industrial hub, which can be seen to this day across its vibrant communities. The local government works hard to make sure that all its citizens are well taken care of and have access to ample resources for their daily needs. Its political scene includes the Republican and Democratic parties, both of which hold regular meetings and rallies around town. Merrillville also boasts numerous volunteer initiatives involving city council meetings and other civic-minded activities, including those organized by nonprofit organizations aimed at improving the quality of life for locals. Additionally, Indiana's State legislature holds representative sessions in the city every year to ensure that Merrillville's issues are heard and addressed on the state level.
The political climate in Zip 46410 (Merrillville, 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 46410 (Merrillville, IN) is somewhat liberal.
Merrillville, 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.
Merrillville, 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 46410 (Merrillville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 539 contributions totaling $55,274 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $35,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)