Newton County, Georgia is a vibrant and growing community located in the central part of the state. It is home to a diverse population with many different backgrounds, interests, and cultures. The politics in Newton County are reflective of the county’s population. In the county, there are several local political candidates running for office that come from various backgrounds. Issues such as education and infrastructure are important topics in this area, and candidates from both major parties tend to focus on these topics when campaigning. With so many different voices from different backgrounds coming together to create a better future for all citizens of Newton County, local voters have been given an opportunity to make their voice heard at the ballot box.
The political climate in Newton County, GA is somewhat liberal.
In Newton County, GA 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 44.0%.
Newton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newton County, GA is somewhat liberal.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Georgia 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, Georgia: R R d d d D
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, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 936 contributions totaling $48,249 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 581 contributions totaling $94,709 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)