The small town of Ossian, IN (46777) is a rural community in Indiana that has been home to many generations of people. While much of life in the town is dedicated to supporting the local farmers and businesses, politics also plays an important role in residents' lives. The local elections are held every two years and decide who will be in charge of the local government's decisions. Each candidate has their own platform and ideas for how they believe they can best serve the community, with topics ranging from economic development to education reform. Residents take these elections seriously as they understand that this decision will shape their future and the well-being of their town. It is not uncommon for candidates to hold debates or forums where individuals can ask questions and get to know each candidate more intimately before making their choice on election day.
The political climate in Zip 46777 (Ossian, IN) is very conservative.
Wells County, IN is very conservative. In Wells County, IN 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wells county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 20.8%.
Wells county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46777 (Ossian, IN) is very conservative.
Ossian, Indiana is very conservative.
Wells County, Indiana is very conservative.
Fort Wayne Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ossian, 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 46777 (Ossian)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $14,754 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)