The politics in 46532 Hamlet, IN is largely influenced by the local Republican Party. In recent years, the state of Indiana has seen an influx of conservative representation and this trend is true for 46532 Hamlet as well. The majority of candidates running for office in Hamlet are Republicans. While there may be other political candidates on the ballot, their voices tend to be overshadowed by the larger Republican presence in the area. As a result, many of the decisions made in the town are based on conservative ideologies and principles. Despite its small size, 46532 Hamlet has a strong political presence that often sets the tone for statewide discussion and legislation.
The political climate in Zip 46532 (Hamlet, IN) is very conservative.
Starke County, IN is very conservative. In Starke County, IN 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Starke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 25.7%.
Starke county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46532 (Hamlet, IN) is very conservative.
Hamlet, Indiana is very conservative.
Starke County, Indiana is very conservative.
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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.
Hamlet, Indiana: r r d 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 46532 (Hamlet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $171 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)