New Castle, Indiana is a small city located in the eastern part of the state. It is home to a wide range of people, from young professionals to retirees and families. The city has a strong community spirit and takes an active role in its local politics. Every spring, citizens cast their votes for local candidates running for office, with the Mayor and City Council members at the top of the ballot. With each election cycle, voters can elect individuals who show commitment to the community and have plans to improve upon current programs or create new ones that will benefit all New Castle residents. In addition, annual budget meetings and town hall forums give citizens an opportunity to engage in local government proceedings and share their thoughts on important issues that impact their lives. Through these avenues, New Castle hopes to ensure that all voices are heard and respected when it comes to political decisions.
The political climate in New Castle, IN is moderately conservative.
Henry County, IN is very conservative. In Henry County, IN 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.3%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Castle, IN is moderately conservative.
Henry County, Indiana is very conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is very 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 Castle, 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 Castle, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 986 contributions totaling $221,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $68,360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)