Columbia City, IN is a small town located in Whitley County with a population of approximately 8,000. It has a traditional city council form of government and is represented by five council members who are elected at-large for four-year terms. The current mayor is Dan Ridenour. The local political scene has been relatively quiet in recent years but there have been several initiatives to improve the quality of life for residents such as increasing access to parks and recreational facilities. The city council also recently voted to increase funding for police and fire services. Columbia City enjoys strong support from its citizens and businesses alike, making it an ideal place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 46725 (Columbia City, IN) is very conservative.
Whitley County, IN is very conservative. In Whitley County, IN 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whitley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.1%.
Whitley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46725 (Columbia City, IN) is very conservative.
Columbia City, Indiana is very conservative.
Whitley 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.
Columbia City, 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 46725 (Columbia City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 217 contributions totaling $17,801 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 489 contributions totaling $94,720 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)