Notre Dame, IN 46556 is a small, close-knit community located in Northern Indiana. As such, the politics of this area tend to be relatively localized and focused on matters that most affect its citizens. Currently, the Notre Dame Town Council consists of five members who are elected by local residents every two years. The council works to ensure that the town runs smoothly and also makes decisions on budgeting and other important issues that impact the day-to-day lives of those living in the area. Within Notre Dame there are several organizations which work to promote civic engagement and encourage citizens to get involved in politics. For example, the local chapter of the League of Women Voters provides educational forums and events so that citizens can stay informed about current political events both locally and nationally. Through these efforts, residents are empowered to make educated decisions when it comes time for elections or any other issue involving local politics.
The political climate in Zip 46556 (Notre Dame, IN) is somewhat liberal.
St. Joseph County, IN is leaning liberal. In St. Joseph County, IN 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46556 (Notre Dame, IN) is somewhat liberal.
Notre Dame, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
St. Joseph County, Indiana is leaning liberal.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Notre Dame, Indiana: d r 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 46556 (Notre Dame)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 287 contributions totaling $22,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $2,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)