New Providence, IA is a small town in southern Iowa with close to 700 residents. Currently, the mayor of New Providence is Jennifer Clayton, who was elected in 2015. The town council consists of four members that are elected every two years. Each term lasts four years and elections take place in March. The town council meets once a month to discuss local government decisions and issues. New Providence has a history of being politically active and many of the citizens actively participate in local political campaigns. There are several local organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement and encouraging young people to get involved in politics as well as advocating for various local causes. As a result, New Providence is a vibrant community with strong political ties and an engaged citizenry that works together to make sure that the needs of its residents are met.
The political climate in New Providence, IA is strongly conservative.
Hardin County, IA is very conservative. In Hardin County, IA 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Hardin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Providence, IA is strongly conservative.
Hardin County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning 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 Providence, Iowa: r r d 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 Providence, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)