Newton County in Indiana is a rural area with many small towns and villages. It is governed by a board of commissioners who makes decisions that affect the county's future. The board of commissioners consists of three members who are chosen from the public for four-year terms. Each member also represents one of the three districts within Newton County. Local political candidates in Newton County are determined through elections held every four years, with voters choosing representatives from each district to serve on the board of commissioners. These representatives work together to make decisions that benefit all people living in the county, such as deciding on budgets for services, infrastructure projects, and other needs within the community.
The political climate in Newton County, IN is very conservative.
In Newton County, IN 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 22.8%.
Newton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newton County, IN is very conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very liberal.
Indiana is somewhat 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, Indiana: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $1,039 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $28,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)