Silver Lake, IN is a small town located in 46982 with a close-knit community of residents. Politics are a big part of their local culture and efforts to make the town better for everyone. Every election cycle, local political candidates run for office to bring change and progress to Silver Lake. The candidates vary each year but the people of Silver Lake have always had an open ear and listened to what all contenders have to offer. They enthusiastically debate the issues and get involved in campaigns by attending events, volunteering their time, and casting their votes. The current Mayor is Derek Marshall, who has been in office for many years now and stands as an example of how important politics are to the people living here. He has worked tirelessly over the years to ensure that Silver Lake remains a welcoming place for all its inhabitants.
The political climate in Zip 46982 (Silver Lake, IN) is very conservative.
Kosciusko County, IN is very conservative. In Kosciusko County, IN 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kosciusko county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 23.3%.
Kosciusko county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46982 (Silver Lake, IN) is very conservative.
Silver Lake, Indiana is very conservative.
Kosciusko County, Indiana is very conservative.
Warsaw Metro Area is very 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.
Silver Lake, 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 46982 (Silver Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $3,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)