New Paris, IN, located in Elkhart County, is an area that has a strong local political system. With its population of about 2,000 people, community members are encouraged to get involved and stay informed on all current events that affect the state and county. Local governments provide citizens with the opportunity to stay engaged and connected with their representatives in order to ensure that their voices are heard. Elected officials are known for attending events around town and engaging with residents to understand how their decisions impact the community. In the recent election season, residents of 46553 New Paris, IN voted for several candidates running for local office ranging from mayor to city council representatives. Residents also are known for making sure they know who is running for County Commissioner or State Representative each election cycle. As a result of its active engagement in politics and involvement in local elections, New Paris maintains an up-to-date understanding of current events and policies that affect the town and its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 46553 (New Paris, IN) is strongly conservative.
Elkhart County, IN is strongly conservative. In Elkhart County, IN 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elkhart county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Elkhart county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 46553 (New Paris, IN) is strongly conservative.
New Paris, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Elkhart County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Elkhart-Goshen Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
New Paris, 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 46553 (New Paris)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $2,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $44,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $926 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)