New Haven, IN is a small city in the northern part of Indiana that is known for its friendly downtown atmosphere and growing economy. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected every four years. The current mayor is Mayor Richard Wiese who has been in office since 2014. The city council consists of nine members elected from three wards within the city limits. Under this system, local citizens have direct representation in their government to ensure that their concerns and issues are heard and addressed. Issues ranging from economic development to infrastructure improvements are discussed and voted on by the mayor-council team in order to best serve New Haven's residents.The great thing about New Haven's political system is that it allows for community involvement through voting and attending meetings which can make a real difference in how the city operates.
The political climate in New Haven, IN is somewhat conservative.
Allen County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Allen County, IN 43.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.2%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Haven, IN is somewhat conservative.
Allen County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Fort Wayne Metro Area is moderately 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 Haven, 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 Haven, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,442 contributions totaling $125,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,159 contributions totaling $251,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)