Newton, Minnesota is a small town located in the southwest corner of the state. The town is governed by a mayor and four city council members who are elected to serve two-year terms. Newton has a history of strong local politics with active participation in local elections. Residents value their town and care about its future, so they take an interest in who is running for office and what policies they will bring to the table. The current mayor and city council members are committed to maintaining Newton's low cost of living while also promoting economic development. They have also worked together to implement initiatives to improve public safety, road infrastructure, and community engagement programs in order to create a vibrant place where people can work, live, and play.
The political climate in Newton, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newton, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area is very conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
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.
Newton, Minnesota: 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 Newton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $3,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)