New Hartford, IA is a small town located in Butler County. The town's politics are largely focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. There are a variety of individuals running for local political office in New Hartford who have varying levels of experience and backgrounds. These candidates all strive to make New Hartford better through their commitment to improving the quality of life for its citizens. It is important for citizens to be informed and educated about the candidates running for office so they can make an informed decision when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in New Hartford, IA is strongly conservative.
Butler County, IA is very conservative. In Butler County, IA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Hartford, IA is strongly conservative.
Butler 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 Hartford, Iowa: 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 Hartford, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,996 contributions totaling $170,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 521 contributions totaling $158,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)