Politics in 46183 West Newton, IN are largely dominated by the Republican party, with the majority of public office holders representing the conservative viewpoint. Local elections generally draw a low number of voters due to a lack of competition or interest in local issues. The few times that there have been competitive races, they have usually been between Republicans and Democrats who both hold similar views on most topics. This has resulted in local politics being relatively predictable and uncontroversial, with many issues getting passed through without much deliberation. Locally, initiatives tend to focus on economic development and public safety, while larger state-level issues such as education and health care are addressed more comprehensively. Despite this, local politics often provide an important platform for citizens to voice their opinion and help shape their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 46183 (West Newton, IN) is somewhat liberal.
Marion County, IN is strongly liberal. In Marion County, IN 63.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.3% to 34.3%.
Marion county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46183 (West Newton, IN) is somewhat liberal.
West Newton, Indiana is somewhat liberal.
Marion County, Indiana is strongly liberal.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning 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.
West Newton, Indiana: r d D D D D
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 46183 (West Newton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $842 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)