Goodland, Indiana is a small town located in Newton County. It has a vibrant and active political scene, with many local organizations and initiatives dedicated to engaging the citizens of Goodland in the political process. The town is home to several grassroots campaigns for various local political candidates, who are often vocal and passionate about their various causes. In addition to its many civic engagement opportunities, Goodland also hosts several debates each year on important issues related to politics and public policy. These events give citizens the opportunity to learn more about their local government and provide an outlet for them to voice their opinions on important matters. Ultimately, Goodland residents take great pride in their local political system and strive for increased involvement in order to create positive change within the community.
The political climate in Zip 47948 (Goodland, IN) is very conservative.
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
Zip 47948 (Goodland, IN) is very conservative.
Goodland, Indiana is very conservative.
Newton County, Indiana 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.
Goodland, 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 zip 47948 (Goodland)
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 27 contributions totaling $6,447 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)