46347 Kouts, IN is a small rural town located in Northwest Indiana. While the area isn't known for its politics, there are still some interesting developments going on in the region. For example, the mayor of 46347 Kouts is currently an independent candidate who campaigns on a platform of economic development and government efficiency. In addition, the town councilors meet regularly to discuss issues that affect their constituents, such as funding for local schools and businesses or infrastructure improvements. Although not many people in this area typically make headlines with their political stunts or opinions, it's clear that they are still engaged in their community and its politics.
The political climate in Zip 46347 (Kouts, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Porter County, IN is leaning conservative. In Porter County, IN 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Porter county remained moderately Republican, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Porter county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46347 (Kouts, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Kouts, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Porter County, Indiana is leaning conservative.
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.
Kouts, Indiana: r r d d 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 46347 (Kouts)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $3,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)