Granger, IN is a small town located in St. Joseph County with a population of around 7,000 people. While it is a small town, it still has its own local political scene which consists of various candidates vying for office in the city council and other government positions. One thing that sets Granger apart from larger cities in the area is its accessibility to citizens who want to make their voices heard. Local candidates regularly attend community events throughout the year and are always available to answer questions and discuss important issues affecting the city. When it comes to politics in Granger, citizens have an opportunity to directly engage with their elected officials and voice their opinions on important matters facing them as a community.
The political climate in Zip 46635 (Granger, 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 46635 (Granger, IN) is leaning liberal.
Granger, 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.
Granger, 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 46635 (Granger)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 377 contributions totaling $27,726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $12,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)