New Goshen, IN is a small town located in Colorado with a tight-knit community of residents. The local politics in New Goshen are driven by the people who live there and their interests. Members of the town are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending Town Council meetings and participating in debates on issues that affect the community. There are no permanent political candidates in New Goshen, however, citizens can discuss potential candidates for office at Town Hall or among their friends and neighbors. Elections for local offices such as mayor, school board members, and other positions are held on a regular basis so citizens can keep up to date on upcoming elections. The process for voting is simple; all residents have to do is register and then they will receive an absentee ballot in the mail or be able to participate in person at the designated polling place. By staying informed on local politics, citizens of New Goshen can ensure that their voices are heard and that their needs are met by their elected officials.
The political climate in New Goshen, IN is moderately conservative.
Vigo County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Vigo County, IN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vigo county remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 41.5%.
Vigo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Goshen, IN is moderately conservative.
Vigo County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area is strongly 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 Goshen, Indiana: r r D d 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 Goshen, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $4,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)