North Newton, Kansas is a small city located in Harvey County, with a population of just over 2000 people. It is a close-knit community, and the politics within the area are reflective of the values and beliefs of the local residents. The city government consists of a mayor and five commissioners who are elected every two years on non-partisan ballots. All North Newton citizens are encouraged to take part in local elections and voice their opinion when it comes to issues that matter to them. The mayor and commissioners are committed to representing the interests of all North Newton residents as they strive to make sure North Newton remains a safe, vibrant, and welcoming place for everyone.
The political climate in North Newton, KS is somewhat conservative.
Harvey County, KS is moderately conservative. In Harvey County, KS 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harvey county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Harvey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Newton, KS is somewhat conservative.
Harvey County, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Kansas 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.
North Newton, Kansas: 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 North Newton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 796 contributions totaling $53,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $44,193 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)