Newton, TX is a small town in Newton County with a population of around 1,500. Despite its size, Newton has a vibrant political scene that has been active for many years. The city is served by an elected mayor and four city council members that make up the city's government and are responsible for overseeing the town's operations. On the higher-level political side, Newton falls under the jurisdiction of Texas House District 11 and Texas Senate District 3. Local elections are held each year to determine which candidates will serve on the City Council and as Mayor. There have also been several initiatives in recent years to increase voter turnout in Newton. The town's involvement in politics has been important to ensure that local issues are addressed properly and all voices can be heard.
The political climate in Zip 75966 (Newton, TX) is strongly conservative.
Newton County, TX is very conservative. In Newton County, TX 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.1% to 19.2%.
Newton county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75966 (Newton, TX) is strongly conservative.
Newton, Texas is strongly conservative.
Newton County, Texas is very conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Texas 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.
Newton, Texas: d 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 75966 (Newton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $4,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $5,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)