Newton Hamilton, PA is a small town of about 1,000 residents. It is governed by a mayor and a city council of four members, all of whom are elected by the citizens every four years. The town prides itself on its sense of community and commitment to protecting the interests of its residents. The local government works hard to ensure that Newton Hamilton remains an attractive place to live, work, and raise a family. In addition to its excellent schools, parks, and recreational offerings, the town is also known for its open and transparent political process. The local elections provide a forum for people to voice their opinions and make their voices heard in the decision-making process. All candidates strive to bring the best ideas forward for consideration by the public as well as the city council.
The political climate in Newton Hamilton, PA is strongly conservative.
Mifflin County, PA is very conservative. In Mifflin County, PA 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mifflin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 21.4%.
Mifflin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newton Hamilton, PA is strongly conservative.
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lewistown Metro Area is very conservative.
Pennsylvania 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 Hamilton, Pennsylvania: 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 Hamilton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,887 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)