The small town of 46392 Wheatfield, IN is governed by a number of local political representatives. The town has two township trustees and three board members who all work together to make decisions on behalf of the community. The trustees are responsible for the fiscal management, overseeing budget appropriations and making sure that the town is operating within its means. The board members are responsible for setting policy, approving new development, and making sure ordinances are enforced. They also work with local organizations to ensure laws and regulations are followed. Additionally, there are several different offices in 46392 Wheatfield IN such as sheriff, prosecutor, auditor and recorder among others. All these offices help ensure the safety and well-being of the citizens of this small rural community.
The political climate in Zip 46392 (Wheatfield, IN) is very conservative.
Jasper County, IN is very conservative. In Jasper County, IN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.5%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46392 (Wheatfield, IN) is very conservative.
Wheatfield, Indiana is very conservative.
Jasper County, Indiana is very 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.
Wheatfield, 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 46392 (Wheatfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $3,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $20,548 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $501 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)