Newton, IL is a small town located in Jasper County, Illinois. It has a population of 3,820 and it plays an important role in the politics of the county. The people of Newton are served by the local government which is lead by Mayor James E. Keller and four city council members who are elected to two-year terms. The city council's primary responsibility is to pass ordinances and regulations for the protection of its citizens and work to improve community life. Additionally, they appoint individuals to local boards and committees to serve in advisory roles. Local elections are held every two years with candidates from both major political parties vying for positions on the city council as well as other town offices such as Clerk, Treasurer, City Attorney, Police Chief and Fire Chief. As a part of their duties, these officials help make decisions that affect all aspects of life in Newton including zoning laws, economic development initiatives and public safety measures. By engaging in civic participation through voting or running for office, residents play an active role in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Zip 62448 (Newton, IL) is very conservative.
Jasper County, IL is very conservative. In Jasper County, IL 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 18.0%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62448 (Newton, IL) is very conservative.
Newton, Illinois is very conservative.
Jasper County, Illinois is very conservative.
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Illinois is moderately 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, Illinois: 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 zip 62448 (Newton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $11,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)