New Amsterdam, IN is a small town in Northwestern Indiana with a population of roughly 2,500 people. It has a strong sense of community and is politically divided into two parties: Republicans and Democrats. Both parties have been actively engaged in local politics for many years, working hard to ensure that the people of New Amsterdam have a voice in their government. In recent years, local elections have become increasingly competitive as more citizens become politically active and more candidates enter the race. During election season, residents can be found discussing local issues at cafes and town hall meetings and debating who should be elected to represent them in their city government. Overall, the political climate in New Amsterdam is vibrant with both sides fighting hard to make sure all voices are heard in the decision-making process.
The political climate in New Amsterdam, IN is very conservative.
Harrison County, IN is very conservative. In Harrison County, IN 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.4%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Amsterdam, IN is very conservative.
Harrison County, Indiana is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
New Amsterdam, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 New Amsterdam, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $13,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $521 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $55 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)