The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around LaPorte County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
LaPorte County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, LaPorte County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, LaPorte County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In LaPorte County, 17.73% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in LaPorte County women make up 48.38% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in LaPorte County is 41.1, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is LaPorte County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in LaPorte County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 23% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Porter County, IN: more conservative voters
- Starke County, IN: more conservative voters
- St. Joseph County, IN: more liberal voters
- Berrien County, MI: more conservative voters
- Marshall County, IN: more conservative voters
- Lake County, IN: more liberal voters
- Pulaski County, IN: more conservative voters
- Jasper County, IN: more conservative voters
- Cass County, MI: more conservative voters
- Elkhart County, IN: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Etowah County, AL: more conservative voters
- Whitfield County, GA: more conservative voters
- Flagler County, FL: more conservative voters
- Newton County, GA: more conservative voters
- Cowlitz County, WA: more conservative voters
- Columbiana County, OH: more conservative voters
- Miami County, OH: more conservative voters
- Houston County, AL: more conservative voters
- Franklin County, MO: more conservative voters
- Bartow County, GA: more conservative voters
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