Leo-Cedarville, IN is a small town in Allen County with a population of around 4,000 people. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political scene. The local government consists of an elected Mayor and six Council members who serve four year terms. The current Mayor is Jeff Dutkowski and the members of Town Council are Steve Houser, Tim Allgire, Ryan Schlueter, Chris Miller, Donna Hartman and Matt Pfeiffer. All major decisions made by the Town Council must be approved by Mayor Dutkowski. Local elections are held on an annual basis with candidates campaigning to represent the community鈥檚 interests. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure maintenance, land use regulations and public safety are all topics that come up during election cycles. Many residents take an active interest in local politics and participate by attending Town Council meetings or participating in campaigns for their favored candidates. Leo-Cedarville is a great example of how small towns can have strong political involvement while still maintaining a close-knit community atmosphere.
The political climate in Zip 46765 (Leo-Cedarville, IN) is moderately conservative.
Allen County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Allen County, IN 43.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.2%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46765 (Leo-Cedarville, IN) is moderately conservative.
Leo-Cedarville, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Allen County, Indiana is somewhat 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.
Leo-Cedarville, 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 46765 (Leo-Cedarville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $10,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $33,347 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)