Newton, GA is a small city located in the Southern state of Georgia. It has an estimated population of just over 6,500 and is known for its beautiful landscape and close-knit community. Despite its small size, Newton has a lot to offer in terms of local politics. The city is governed by a mayor and five council members and the local representatives are dedicated to providing their constituents with the best possible services. There are many different political issues that arise in Newton from taxation policies to education reform and the local government works hard to make sure that their citizens’ concerns are heard. With a thriving economy and strong sense of community involvement, the people of Newton continue to make strides in improving their quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 39870 (Newton, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Baker County, GA is somewhat conservative. In Baker County, GA 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baker county remained very strongly Republican, 57.7% to 41.9%.
Baker county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39870 (Newton, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Newton, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Baker County, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Albany Metro Area is somewhat 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: D d d d 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 zip 39870 (Newton)
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 22 contributions totaling $6,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)