46992 Wabash, IN is a small town located in Wabash County in the state of Indiana. Its politics are largely dominated by the Republican Party and many local candidates have been elected to office under its banner. There has been a recent shift towards more progressive ideals, however, as evidenced by some of the recent ballot initiatives that passed in the town. Issues such as access to healthcare, raising the minimum wage, and protecting LGBTQ+ rights have all been supported by the residents of 46992 Wabash, IN. Moreover, local elections in 46992 Wabash, IN have become increasingly competitive over the last few years with both Democratic and Republican candidates vying for seats on various boards and commissions in order to move their agendas forward.
The political climate in Zip 46992 (Wabash, IN) is strongly conservative.
Wabash County, IN is very conservative. In Wabash County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabash county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.9%.
Wabash county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46992 (Wabash, IN) is strongly conservative.
Wabash, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Wabash County, Indiana is very conservative.
Wabash 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.
Wabash, 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 46992 (Wabash)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $23,408 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $27,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)