Newton, Texas is a small town located in the heart of the state. It has a long history of political involvement and engagement, as evidenced by its efforts to stay involved in local, state, and national politics. The city has many active organizations and groups that work to protect the interests of the citizens of Newton. This includes the Newton Chamber of Commerce, the Newton County Republican Party, and various other political clubs dedicated to advocating for certain causes or candidates. In addition to these organizations, there are also many community members who stay up-to-date on current events and take part in local government meetings. Local elections always bring out strong competition among candidates hoping to represent the people of Newton and promote their vision for the future.
The political climate in Newton, TX is moderately conservative.
Newton County, TX is very conservative. In Newton County, TX 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.1% to 19.2%.
Newton county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newton, TX is moderately conservative.
Newton County, Texas is very conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Texas 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, Texas: d 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, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $4,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $5,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)