Newcastle, UT is a small town with a population of approximately 1,500 people. Although it is primarily rural, Newcastle is home to many civic and political organizations. Regular local elections are held for Mayor and City Council positions. For the 2020 election cycle, two candidates are running for Mayor: incumbent Brian Green and challenger Annette Jones. Newcastle citizens have the opportunity to make their voices heard at the polls and decide who will lead their community for the next four years. The two mayoral candidates have visited local organizations to discuss their platforms and listen to the concerns of residents. Ultimately, it is up to the people of Newcastle to make sure that their needs are met by voting in this important election.
The political climate in Newcastle, UT is strongly conservative.
Iron County, UT is very conservative. In Iron County, UT 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 19.5%.
Iron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newcastle, UT is strongly conservative.
Iron County, Utah is very conservative.
Cedar City Metro Area is very conservative.
Utah is moderately 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.
Newcastle, Utah: 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 Newcastle, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)