West Lafayette, IN 47907 is a vibrant city with plenty of political activity. The city is part of Tippecanoe County and it is represented in the Indiana State House of Representatives by Sheila Klinker and Chris Campbell. At the federal level, West Lafayette is a part of Indiana’s 4th congressional district and is represented by Jim Baird. Local politics are an important part of life in West Lafayette as citizens go out to vote in local elections for mayor, city council members, school board members, and other elected officials. Residents are also engaged in debates on local issues such as public safety, infrastructure developments, taxes, education reform, and many others. Community engagement is high as many people participate in town hall meetings to discuss issues that affect them personally or their family. Additionally, there are several local organizations that work together to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to decision making. West Lafayette has a long history of active civic engagement which continues today through the hard work of its residents.
The political climate in Zip 47907 (West Lafayette, IN) is somewhat liberal.
Tippecanoe County, IN is leaning liberal. In Tippecanoe County, IN 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tippecanoe county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.8% to 48.1%.
Tippecanoe county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47907 (West Lafayette, IN) is somewhat liberal.
West Lafayette, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
Tippecanoe County, Indiana is leaning liberal.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area is leaning 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.
West Lafayette, Indiana: R R D r r 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 47907 (West Lafayette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 419 contributions totaling $16,803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)