Northwest Indiana

Northwest Indiana is a region in the state of Indiana.


 Geography 
Northwest Indiana is near Chicago.

 Counties In Northwest Indiana 
Counties in Northwest Indiana are:

 Porter County
 Lake County
 Jasper County
 Newton County

 Culture 
Northwest Indiana is more heavily influenced by Chicago, Illinois, than the rest of Indiana.

 Political culture 
Due to its proximity to Chicago, Northwest Indiana is more liberal than the rest of Indiana. One of the state´s two Democratic US Congress delegates was elected from a district in Northwest Indiana. Although only Lake County is really liberal, and the other three counties are either swing or conservative, Lake County does have a higher population than  the other three counties in Northwest Indiana combined, so Northwest Indiana is overall liberal-leaning.

 Jasper/Newton 
At the same time, Jasper and Newton Counties are very conservative.

 Porter County 
Porter County is a swing county, although it voted for Donald Trump in 2016.

 Lake County 
Lake County is overall quite liberal.

 Population disparity 
Lake County makes up over 60% of the population of Northwest Indiana, though taking up approximately 25% of Northwest Indiana's land.

Category:Geography of Indiana