52315 Newhall, IA is a small town with a thriving political culture. It is served by the Benton County Board of Supervisors and provides residents with the opportunity to vote for their representatives in local, state, and national elections. Currently, the county board is made up of three members who are all passionate about serving their constituents and working to make decisions that benefit everyone in the community. Local issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and education are frequently discussed amongst members of the board. In addition to local elections, Newhall also participates in state-wide races such as Governor or Senator and Presidential elections as well. Citizens take an active role in all levels of politics here in Newhall and engage regularly in debates on important topics that affect the community at large.
The political climate in Zip 52315 (Newhall, IA) is strongly conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52315 (Newhall, IA) is strongly conservative.
Newhall, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Iowa is leaning 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.
Newhall, Iowa: d d d 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 52315 (Newhall)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)