Newton, NC is a small rural town located in Catawba County. It has a rich history of political involvement and its citizens take pride in their local government. The town is represented by a Board of Commissioners, the head of which is the Mayor. Currently, the Mayor is Kenneth Hines and he is supported by four other commissioners. Together they make decisions about the town's infrastructure, economic development initiatives, as well as any other important issues that may arise. Newton also elects representatives to serve at the state and national level, who are responsible for advocating on behalf of the town's constituents. These elected officials work tirelessly to ensure that Newton residents have access to quality services and resources such as education, healthcare and transportation. In addition to these initiatives, Newton also boasts an active community of citizens who participate in local elections and make their voices heard when it comes to important issues facing the town today.
The political climate in Newton, NC is moderately conservative.
Catawba County, NC is very conservative. In Catawba County, NC 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Catawba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.8%.
Catawba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newton, NC is moderately conservative.
Catawba County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area is very conservative.
North Carolina 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.
Newton, North Carolina: 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, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 708 contributions totaling $128,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 519 contributions totaling $151,859 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)