The politics in 46619 South Bend, IN are greatly influenced by the city's population and local political candidates. The population of 46619 South Bend, IN stands at around 180,000 as of 2018 and is expected to continue to increase in the coming years. This population has a voice and its concerns are represented by various representatives elected to office. Currently, the mayor of 46619 South Bend, IN is Pete Buttigieg who was elected in 2011 and is widely popular among the community. Other elected officials who represent 46619 South Bend, IN include State Senator David Niezgodski, State Representative Ryan Dvorak, and County Commissioner Andy Kostielney. All these individuals take part in decisions that affect citizens' lives both on a local level and beyond. Consequently, it is important for all citizens to stay informed about local politics and keep up with current developments regarding their representatives.
The political climate in Zip 46619 (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 46619 (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 46619 (South Bend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 424 contributions totaling $29,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $10,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)