The town of 47969 Newtown, IN is a small rural community with a population of approximately 2000 people. It is served by a mayor and a small city council who make decisions on behalf of the citizens of the area. Local politics in Newtown are fairly straightforward, with most residents preferring to vote for independent candidates whose views align with their own values. Most issues brought before the city council are voted on unanimously or nearly unanimously. Issues addressed recently include zoning, public safety, and economic development. The local government works closely with other neighboring towns to create policies that benefit the entire region. Residents of Newtown take an active role in their local politics and are always willing to voice their opinions about important issues facing the town.
The political climate in Zip 47969 (Newtown, IN) is very conservative.
Fountain County, IN is very conservative. In Fountain County, IN 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fountain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.0% to 20.4%.
Fountain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47969 (Newtown, IN) is very conservative.
Newtown, Indiana is very conservative.
Fountain County, Indiana is very conservative.
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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.
Newtown, 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 47969 (Newtown)
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 3 contributions totaling $230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)