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Newton County, IN


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Designated Market Area: Chicago, IL-IN
USDA County Type (2025): Farming, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 14,131   ( 304 from 2020)
Land area: 401.8 square miles
Population density: 35.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:12,312 87.13% 0.9%
Black:1641.16% 32.3%
Indian:580.41% 20.8%
Asian:770.54% 6.9%
2+ races:1591.13% 20.5%
Hispanic:1,3619.63% 32.7%
Total non-White:1,81912.87% 29.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:644 11.6
Deaths:85015.4
Net Migration: 3015.4
Net Immigration: 2023.7
Change in White population:-113 -0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:417 3.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Newton County, IN

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +189 R +328 R + 4.6%
D -139
2024 vs. 2016 R +1,054 R +1,088 R + 9.1%
D -34
2020 vs. 2016 R +865 R +760 R + 4.4%
D +105
2024 vs. 2012 R +1,840 R +2,682 R + 38.2%
D -842
2016 vs. 2008 R +776 R +1,997 R + 37.4%
D -1,221
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 60% Donald Trump (R) 5,131 77.7% Kamala Harris (D) 1,370 20.8% 100 [+] 1.5% 6,601 19 28 0.22%
2020 61% Donald Trump* (R) 4,942 74.8% Joe Biden (D) 1,509 22.8% 158 [+] 2.4% 6,609 18 28 0.22%
2016 53% Donald Trump (R) 4,077 70.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,404 24.2% 314 [+] 5.4% 5,795 14 24 0.21%
2012 52% Mitt Romney (R) 3,291 58.0% Barack Obama* (D) 2,212 39.0% 169 [+] 3.0% 5,672 4 11 0.22%
2008 55% John McCain (R) 3,301 54.5% Barack Obama (D) 2,625 43.4% 128 [+] 2.1% 6,054 6 9 0.22%
2004 54% George W. Bush* (R) 3,757 64.2% John Kerry (D) 2,032 34.7% 59 [+] 1.0% 5,848 4 14 0.24%
2000 51% George W. Bush (R) 3,250 59.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,101 38.1% 159 [+] 2.9% 5,510 2 11 0.25%
1996 47% Robert Dole (R) 2,075 43.1% Bill Clinton* (D) 1,897 39.4% 838 [+] 17.4% 4,810 -4 2 0.23%
1992 54% George Bush* (R) 2,295 42.9% Bill Clinton (D) 1,757 32.9% 1,292 [+] 24.2% 5,344 0 6 0.23%
1988 52% George Bush (R) 3,274 65.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 1,744 34.6% 17 [+] 0.3% 5,035 5 12 0.23%
1984 53% Ronald Reagan* (R) 3,560 68.5% Walter Mondale (D) 1,596 30.7% 38 0.7% 5,194 7 10 0.23%
1980 58% Ronald Reagan (R) 3,850 66.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,649 28.6% 264 [+] 4.6% 5,763 11 16 0.26%
1976 64% Gerald Ford* (R) 3,204 58.4% Jimmy Carter (D) 2,236 40.8% 43 [+] 0.8% 5,483 5 10 0.25%
1972 65% Richard Nixon* (R) 3,771 75.0% George McGovern (D) 1,252 24.9% 5 [+] 0.1% 5,028 9 14 0.24%
1968 77% Richard Nixon (R) 3,145 61.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,453 28.5% 495 [+] 9.7% 5,093 11 18 0.24%
1964 81% Barry Goldwater (R) 2,780 52.1% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 2,547 47.7% 13 0.2% 5,340 8 14 0.26%
1960 82% Richard Nixon (R) 3,517 65.1% John Kennedy (D) 1,870 34.6% 14 0.3% 5,401 10 16 0.25%
1956 75% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 3,890 74.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,316 25.2% 16 0.3% 5,222 15 17 0.26%
1952 81% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 4,159 74.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,373 24.7% 29 0.5% 5,561 17 20 0.28%
1948 71% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,312 68.4% Harry Truman* (D) 1,483 30.6% 50 [+] 1.0% 4,845 19 23 0.29%
1944 74% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,398 67.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,583 31.6% 23 0.5% 5,004 16 22 0.30%
1940 85% Wendell Willkie (R) 3,536 62.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,116 37.3% 22 0.4% 5,674 12 18 0.32%
1936 88% Alf Landon (R) 2,937 54.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,430 44.9% 41 [+] 0.8% 5,408 12 18 0.33%
1932 86% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,654 52.0% Herbert Hoover* (R) 2,380 46.6% 68 [+] 1.3% 5,102 4 7 0.32%
1928 83% Herbert Hoover (R) 3,053 64.5% Al Smith (D) 1,649 34.8% 33 [+] 0.7% 4,735 5 6 0.33%
1924 77% Calvin Coolidge (R) 2,705 60.4% John Davis (D) 1,523 34.0% 253 [+] 5.6% 4,481 5 6 0.35%
1920 83% Warren Harding (R) 3,129 64.4% James Cox (D) 1,664 34.2% 68 [+] 1.4% 4,861 9 4 0.38%
1916 50% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,377 47.6% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,278 44.2% 239 [+] 8.3% 2,894 0 1 0.40%
1912 44% Woodrow Wilson (D) 965 36.9% William Taft* (R) 892 34.1% 757 [+] 29.0% 2,614 11 11 0.40%
1908 52% William Taft (R) 1,645 56.5% William J. Bryan (D) 1,190 40.9% 78 [+] 2.7% 2,913 8 5 0.40%
1904 52% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,803 62.2% Alton Parker (D) 951 32.8% 144 [+] 5.0% 2,898 8 6 0.42%
1900 54% William McKinley* (R) 1,715 57.5% William J. Bryan (D) 1,165 39.0% 105 [+] 3.5% 2,985 7 6 0.45%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Newton County, IN

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 58% Jim Banks (R) 4,860 75.5% Valerie McCray (D) 1,352 21.0% 221 [+] 3.4% 6,433 17 0.23%
2024 G 59% Mike Braun (R) 4,625 70.7% Jennifer McCormick (D) 1,607 24.6% 308 [+] 4.7% 6,540 16 0.23%
2022 S3 36% Todd Young (R) 3,032 76.1% Thomas McDermott (D) 837 21.0% 113 [+] 2.8% 3,982 18 0.21%
2020 G 61% Eric Holcomb* (R) 4,358 66.5% Woody Myers (D) 1,148 17.5% 1,050 [+] 16.0% 6,556 10 0.22%
2018 S1 42% Mike Braun (R) 2,966 65.0% Joe Donnelly* (D) 1,402 30.7% 195 [+] 4.3% 4,563 14 0.20%
2016 S3 53% Todd Young (R) 3,670 63.6% Evan Bayh (D) 1,788 31.0% 313 [+] 5.4% 5,771 11 0.21%
2016 G 53% Eric Holcomb (R) 3,484 60.5% John Gregg (D) 2,066 35.9% 205 [+] 3.6% 5,755 9 0.21%
2012 S1 51% Richard Mourdock (R) 2,719 48.8% Joe Donnelly (D) 2,588 46.5% 264 [+] 4.7% 5,571 5 0.22%
2012 G 51% Mike Pence (R) 3,015 54.3% John Gregg (D) 2,287 41.2% 253 [+] 4.6% 5,555 5 0.22%
2010 S3 38% Dan Coats (R) 2,593 61.7% Brad Ellsworth (D) 1,397 33.2% 215 [+] 5.1% 4,205 7 0.24%
2008 G 55% Mitch Daniels* (R) 2,999 49.9% Jill Long (D) 2,822 47.0% 186 [+] 3.1% 6,007 -8 0.22%
2006 S1 33% Richard Lugar* (R) 2,915 81.8% Steven Osborn (Libertarian) 647 18.2% 0 0.0% 3,562 -6 0.27%
2004 S3 54% Evan Bayh* (D) 3,225 55.7% Marvin Scott (R) 2,475 42.7% 91 [+] 1.6% 5,791 6 0.24%
2004 G 54% Mitch Daniels (R) 3,164 54.5% Joe Kernan* (D) 2,531 43.6% 111 [+] 1.9% 5,806 1 0.24%
2000 S1 51% Richard Lugar* (R) 3,463 64.0% David Johnson (D) 1,814 33.5% 133 [+] 2.5% 5,410 -3 0.25%
2000 G 51% Frank O'Bannon* (D) 3,035 55.8% David McIntosh (R) 2,311 42.5% 96 [+] 1.8% 5,442 1 0.25%
1998 S3 39% Evan Bayh (D) 2,654 65.5% Paul Helmke (R) 1,306 32.2% 94 [+] 2.3% 4,054 -3 0.26%
1996 G 46% Frank O'Bannon (D) 2,356 49.5% Steve Goldsmith (R) 2,272 47.8% 127 [+] 2.7% 4,755 1 0.23%
1994 S1 41% Richard Lugar* (R) 2,316 56.4% Jim Jontz (D) 1,696 41.3% 91 [+] 2.2% 4,103 -11 0.27%
1992 S3 52% Dan Coats* (R) 3,021 59.5% Joseph Hogsett (D) 1,931 38.0% 129 [+] 2.5% 5,081 2 0.23%
1992 G 54% Evan Bayh* (D) 2,776 52.6% Linley Pearson (R) 2,394 45.4% 105 [+] 2.0% 5,275 8 0.24%
1990 S3 42% Dan Coats (R) 2,427 60.1% Baron Hill (D) 1,608 39.8% 3 [+] 0.1% 4,038 7 0.27%
1988 S1 48% Richard Lugar* (R) 3,332 71.7% Jack Wickes (D) 1,314 28.3% 0 0.0% 4,646 4 0.22%
1988 G 52% Evan Bayh (D) 2,580 51.2% John Mutz (R) 2,457 48.8% 0 0.0% 5,037 2 0.24%
1986 S3 44% Dan Quayle* (R) 2,889 66.5% Jill Long (D) 1,419 32.7% 35 [+] 0.8% 4,343 6 0.28%
1984 G 52% Robert Orr* (R) 3,008 58.6% Wayne Townsend (D) 2,079 40.5% 44 [+] 0.9% 5,131 6 0.23%
1982 S1 48% Richard Lugar* (R) 2,602 54.0% Floyd Fithian (D) 2,192 45.5% 24 [+] 0.5% 4,818 0 0.27%
1980 S3 56% Dan Quayle (R) 3,139 55.6% Birch Bayh* (D) 2,503 44.4% 0 0.0% 5,642 2 0.26%
1980 G 55% Robert Orr (R) 3,529 64.3% John Hillenbrand (D) 1,916 34.9% 46 [+] 0.8% 5,491 7 0.25%
1976 S1 62% Richard Lugar (R) 3,135 58.7% Vance Hartke* (D) 2,135 40.0% 72 [+] 1.3% 5,342 0 0.25%
1976 G 62% Otis Bowen* (R) 3,215 60.1% Larry Conrad (D) 2,085 39.0% 45 [+] 0.8% 5,345 3 0.25%
1974 S3 48% Richard Lugar (R) 2,121 54.0% Birch Bayh* (D) 1,715 43.6% 93 [+] 2.4% 3,929 8 0.22%
1972 G 65% Otis Bowen (R) 3,332 66.2% Matthew Welsh (D) 1,694 33.6% 11 [+] 0.2% 5,037 9 0.24%
1970 S1 63% Richard Roudebush (R) 2,686 62.6% Vance Hartke* (D) 1,603 37.4% 0 0.0% 4,289 13 0.25%
1968 S3 74% William Ruckelshaus (R) 2,974 60.8% Birch Bayh* (D) 1,908 39.0% 8 [+] 0.2% 4,890 13 0.24%
1968 G 74% Edgar Whitcomb (R) 3,161 64.3% Robert Rock (D) 1,751 35.6% 4 [+] 0.1% 4,916 12 0.24%
1964 S1 81% Russell Bontrager (R) 2,874 53.8% Vance Hartke* (D) 2,452 45.9% 13 [+] 0.2% 5,339 8 0.26%
1964 G 81% Richard Ristine (R) 2,809 52.6% Roger Branigin (D) 2,514 47.1% 13 [+] 0.2% 5,336 9 0.26%
1962 S3 73% Homer Capehart* (R) 2,975 61.8% Birch Bayh (D) 1,840 38.2% 0 0.0% 4,815 12 0.27%
1960 G 82% Crawford Parker (R) 3,385 62.8% Matthew Welsh (D) 1,991 36.9% 13 [+] 0.2% 5,389 14 0.25%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Newton County, IN

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IN04Jim Baird* (R) 4,953 76.8% Derrick Holder (D) 1,224 19.0% 274 4.2% 6,451
County Total for 2024-11-05:   6,451
2022-11-08 IN04Jim Baird* (R) 3,161 79.5% Roger Day (D) 814 20.5% 0 0.0% 3,975
County Total for 2022-11-08:   3,975
2020-11-03 IN04Jim Baird* (R) 4,909 76.3% Joe Mackey (D) 1,522 23.7% 0 0.0% 6,431
County Total for 2020-11-03:   6,431
2018-11-06 IN04Jim Baird (R) 3,754 70.2% Tobi Beck (D) 1,596 29.8% 0 0.0% 5,350
County Total for 2018-11-06:   5,350
2016-11-08 IN04Todd Rokita* (R) 3,758 66.1% John Dale (D) 1,627 28.6% 300 5.3% 5,685
County Total for 2016-11-08:   5,685
2014-11-04 IN04Todd Rokita* (R) 2,159 65.9% John Dale (D) 1,116 34.1% 0 0.0% 3,275
County Total for 2014-11-04:   3,275
2012-11-06 IN04Todd Rokita* (R) 2,965 54.4% Tara Nelson (D) 2,254 41.4% 229 4.2% 5,448
County Total for 2012-11-06:   5,448
2010-11-02 IN01Mark Leyva (R) 2,335 54.5% Pete Visclosky* (D) 1,704 39.8% 245 5.7% 4,284
County Total for 2010-11-02:   4,284
2008-11-04 IN01Pete Visclosky* (D) 3,230 54.2% Mark Leyva (R) 2,529 42.5% 195 3.3% 5,954
County Total for 2008-11-04:   5,954
2006-11-07 IN01Pete Visclosky* (D) 2,228 53.0% Mark Leyva (R) 1,728 41.1% 245 5.8% 4,201
County Total for 2006-11-07:   4,201
2004-11-02 IN01Pete Visclosky* (D) 2,865 50.4% Mark Leyva (R) 2,818 49.6% 0 0.0% 5,683
County Total for 2004-11-02:   5,683
2002-11-05 IN01Pete Visclosky* (D) 2,046 50.8% Mark Leyva (R) 1,881 46.7% 101 2.5% 4,028
County Total for 2002-11-05:   4,028
2000-11-07 IN05Steve Buyer* (R) 3,173 58.7% Greg Goodnight (D) 2,096 38.8% 134 2.5% 5,403
County Total for 2000-11-07:   5,403
1998-11-03 IN05Steve Buyer* (R) 2,558 63.5% David Steele (D) 1,386 34.4% 84 2.1% 4,028
County Total for 1998-11-03:   4,028
1996-11-05 IN05Steve Buyer* (R) 2,943 63.3% Douglas Clark (D) 1,555 33.5% 150 3.2% 4,648
County Total for 1996-11-05:   4,648
1994-11-08 IN05Steve Buyer* (R) 2,905 71.4% J.D. Beatty (D) 1,085 26.7% 76 1.9% 4,066
County Total for 1994-11-08:   4,066
1992-11-03 IN05Jim Jontz* (D) 2,822 53.4% Steve Buyer (R) 2,459 46.6% 0 0.0% 5,281
County Total for 1992-11-03:   5,281
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Newton County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Newton County, IN were estimated to be 43% Republican and 13% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 10,207 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,207 100.0% n/a n/a 92%
2022 10,137 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,137 100.0% n/a n/a 92%
2020 10,250 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,250 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
2018 10,197 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,197 100.0% n/a n/a 92%
2016 11,348 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,348 100.0% n/a n/a 103%
2014 11,244 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,244 100.0% n/a n/a 102%
2012 11,032 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,032 100.0% n/a n/a 100%
2010 10,998 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,998 100.0% n/a n/a 100%
2008 10,708 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,708 100.0% n/a n/a 98%
2006 10,401 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,401 100.0% n/a n/a 96%
2004 10,550 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,550 100.0% n/a n/a 98%
2002 10,075 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,075 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
2000 9,989 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9,989 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
1994 6,738 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6,738 100.0% n/a n/a 67%
1986 6,749 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6,749 100.0% n/a n/a 69%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.