Kentland, IN is a small town located in Newton County in northwest Indiana. The town has an active political scene that involves local residents, businesses, and organizations. Residents of Kentland support candidates and initiatives that benefit their community and those living in nearby areas. Recent elections for mayor have seen the re-election of incumbent Mayor Joe Jones, who has been praised for his efforts to improve the quality of life for Kentland residents. In addition, other local elected officials such as county commissioners, city council members, and school board members have been working to ensure that Kentland remains a safe and thriving place to live. Residents of Kentland value their local politicians for their commitment to serve the community’s needs.
The political climate in Kentland, IN is strongly conservative.
Newton County, IN is very conservative. In Newton County, IN 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 22.8%.
Newton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kentland, IN is strongly conservative.
Newton County, Indiana is very conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Kentland, 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 Kentland, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $9,539 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $636 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)