The politics in 46962 North Manchester, Indiana are largely driven by the local government. Local political candidates run for positions on the City Council and Board of Public Works, representing their constituents and working to improve and serve the community. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with a five-member council elected to four-year terms. The Mayor serves as the chief executive officer of the city, developing an annual budget and managing day-to-day operations. The Board of Public Works is responsible for providing services such as water, sewer, streets lighting, fire protection and public safety. All citizens age 18 or older are eligible to vote in these local elections and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 46962 (North Manchester, IN) is very conservative.
Wabash County, IN is very conservative. In Wabash County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabash county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.9%.
Wabash county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46962 (North Manchester, IN) is very conservative.
North Manchester, Indiana is very conservative.
Wabash County, Indiana is very conservative.
Wabash 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.
North Manchester, 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 46962 (North Manchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 371 contributions totaling $23,387 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $103,545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,090 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)