Politics in 46561 Osceola, IN are largely driven by the values of its small population. The city is part of St. Joseph County and is served by a board of commissioners, who act as representatives for local citizens and make decisions that affect the community. Local elections occur every two years and allow voters to choose their preferred candidates from a variety of political parties and ideologies. Residents have the opportunity to get involved in politics at the local level by attending town hall meetings or becoming involved in various grassroots initiatives such as canvassing for campaigns, hosting educational events, or volunteering with local charitable organizations. The city also has a vibrant civil society, with many organizations dedicated to helping those in need, protecting natural resources, and improving public education. By participating in local government and civic life, residents can help shape the future of their community for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 46561 (Osceola, IN) is leaning conservative.
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 46561 (Osceola, IN) is leaning conservative.
Osceola, Indiana is leaning conservative.
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.
Osceola, 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 46561 (Osceola)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $3,987 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $149,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,939 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)