The city of 46614 South Bend, IN is part of St. Joseph County, so local political candidates are running for offices at the county level. This includes positions such as County Commissioner, Sheriff, Auditor, and more. There are a wide variety of parties represented in these elections ranging from Democrats to Republicans. With a population of over 300,000 people in St. Joseph County alone, it is one of the most diverse counties in Indiana with each party having their own unique views and priorities for the community they serve. It is important to note that no matter what party is chosen by the voter, all candidates have an important role to play in making sure that the needs and wants of citizens are met efficiently and effectively.
The political climate in Zip 46614 (South Bend, IN) is leaning 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 46614 (South Bend, IN) is leaning liberal.
South Bend, Indiana is leaning 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.
South Bend, 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 46614 (South Bend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,438 contributions totaling $230,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 521 contributions totaling $165,956 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)