Located in LaGrange County, 46565 Shipshewana, IN is a small town with a population of around 602 people. The town is governed by the Town Council, which consists of three members elected to serve for two year terms. The Town Council meets monthly to discuss important issues and make decisions on all matters related to the town. Additionally, there is also an Advisory Board made up of seven citizens who are appointed by the Town Council to provide advice and recommendations on local government matters.
The most recent election for the Town Council took place in 2019 when three candidates ran for the open positions. The candidates ran on platforms focusing on education and economic development for Shipshewana, as well as improving local infrastructure and services such as roads and sewer systems. After a hard-fought campaign, all three candidates were elected to serve the town’s residents. Elections for the Advisory Board also take place each year with all seven members chosen by the Town Council.
Overall, politics in 46565 Shipshewana, IN are focused on bettering local life for the town’s residents and ensuring that their voices are heard in government decisions.
The political climate in Zip 46565 (Shipshewana, IN) is very conservative.
LaGrange County, IN is very conservative. In LaGrange County, IN 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaGrange county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.1%.
LaGrange county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46565 (Shipshewana, IN) is very conservative.
Shipshewana, Indiana is very conservative.
LaGrange County, Indiana is very conservative.
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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.
Shipshewana, 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 46565 (Shipshewana)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $34,102 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $487 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)