The small town of Dunkirk, IN (zip code 47336) is situated in Jay County in the north central part of Indiana. Since its incorporation in 1864, the town has seen its population remain relatively steady at just over 1,800 people. The local political scene is important to the citizens of Dunkirk, and residents are regularly involved in the election process for mayor and city council members. Local candidates often have deep roots in the community and come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. The current mayor is Donahue Collins, who was elected on November 2019 and previously served on the city council for many years before that. He continues to make decisions with the best interests of all citizens in mind. The city council consists of seven members that are elected every four years; they work together to tackle issues ranging from infrastructure development to economic growth initiatives. All Dunkirk residents have access to their local representatives and can voice their opinions on any issue at stake during elections or by attending public meetings held by the city council throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 47336 (Dunkirk, IN) is very conservative.
Jay County, IN is very conservative. In Jay County, IN 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.8%.
Jay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47336 (Dunkirk, IN) is very conservative.
Dunkirk, Indiana is very conservative.
Jay County, Indiana is very conservative.
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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.
Dunkirk, 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 47336 (Dunkirk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $518 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $7,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)