The politics in 46407 Gary, IN are largely focused around local issues that affect the community. Notable topics in recent elections include economic development initiatives, support for expanded public transportation, improvements to local infrastructure and public safety measures. The two main political parties represented in Gary are the Democratic Party and Republican Party. Local candidates for various positions have been campaigning on these issues and have been working hard to address the needs of residents in this area. Community members have engaged in important conversations about these topics, giving voice to their concerns and helping shape regional policies. With an upcoming election season on the horizon, Gary is sure to be a key battleground state for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 46407 (Gary, IN) is moderately liberal.
Lake County, IN is somewhat liberal. In Lake County, IN 56.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46407 (Gary, IN) is moderately liberal.
Gary, Indiana is moderately liberal.
Lake County, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Gary, Indiana: D D 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 46407 (Gary)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $1,891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $15 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)