Newman is a small town located in Central Illinois that is home to about 1000 people. It does not have its own mayor or local political candidates; however, the town is covered by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, which is responsible for setting county-wide policy. The board consists of five elected representatives who are all residents of Douglas County and represent all parts of the county. In addition, Newman is part of the state's 15th Congressional District and elects one representative to the US House of Representatives every two years. All residents in this district are eligible to participate in local, state, and federal elections. Overall, Newman has a strong sense of civic engagement and involvement with politics at all levels.
The political climate in Newman, IL is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, IL is very conservative. In Douglas County, IL 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newman, IL is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Illinois is very conservative.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
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.
Newman, Illinois: 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 Newman, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $9,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $653 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)