Newton County, Indiana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
37 precincts · 6,601 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -LAKE 01LAKE 01 | 124 | 640 | 7 | 771 | 16.1% | 83.0% | R+66.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -LINCOLN 02LINCOLN 02 | 108 | 465 | 7 | 580 | 18.6% | 80.2% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -LINCOLN 01LINCOLN 01 | 128 | 440 | 10 | 578 | 22.1% | 76.1% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -LINCOLN 04LINCOLN 04 | 149 | 416 | 5 | 570 | 26.1% | 73.0% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -LAKE 02LAKE 02 | 101 | 384 | 6 | 491 | 20.6% | 78.2% | R+57.6 |
| Precinct -LINCOLN 03LINCOLN 03 | 87 | 377 | 5 | 469 | 18.6% | 80.4% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSON 02JEFFERSON 02 | 131 | 270 | 11 | 412 | 31.8% | 65.5% | R+33.7 |
| Precinct -BEAVER 02BEAVER 02 | 75 | 316 | 4 | 395 | 19.0% | 80.0% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSON 01JEFFERSON 01 | 68 | 261 | 3 | 332 | 20.5% | 78.6% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -BEAVER 01BEAVER 01 | 67 | 238 | 6 | 311 | 21.5% | 76.5% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -IROQUOIS 02IROQUOIS 02 | 59 | 237 | 10 | 306 | 19.3% | 77.5% | R+58.2 |
| Precinct -GRANT 01GRANT 01 | 50 | 219 | 7 | 276 | 18.1% | 79.3% | R+61.2 |
| Precinct -IROQUOIS 01IROQUOIS 01 | 43 | 167 | 4 | 214 | 20.1% | 78.0% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -JACKSONJACKSON | 44 | 166 | 4 | 214 | 20.6% | 77.6% | R+57.0 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSON 03JEFFERSON 03 | 45 | 133 | 2 | 180 | 25.0% | 73.9% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTONWASHINGTON | 29 | 142 | 4 | 175 | 16.6% | 81.1% | R+64.6 |
| Precinct -GRANT 02GRANT 02 | 33 | 119 | 1 | 153 | 21.6% | 77.8% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -MCCLELLANMCCLELLAN | 18 | 84 | 1 | 103 | 17.5% | 81.6% | R+64.1 |
| Precinct -COLFAXCOLFAX | 11 | 57 | 3 | 71 | 15.5% | 80.3% | R+64.8 |
| BEAVER 0118_1811100010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BEAVER 0218_1811100020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| COLFAX18_1811100030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRANT 0118_1811100040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRANT 0218_1811100050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| IROQUOIS 0118_1811100060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| IROQUOIS 0218_1811100070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JACKSON18_1811100080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JEFFERSON 0118_1811100090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JEFFERSON 0218_1811100100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JEFFERSON 0318_1811100110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| LAKE 0118_1811100120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| LAKE 0218_1811100130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| LINCOLN 0118_1811100140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| LINCOLN 0218_1811100150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| LINCOLN 0318_1811100160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MCCLELLAN18_1811100170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON18_1811100180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −13.8% |
| 1896 | −12.3% |
| 1900 | −18.4% |
| 1904 | −29.4% |
| 1908 | −15.6% |
| 1912 | +2.8% |
| 1916 | −3.4% |
| 1920 | −30.1% |
| 1924 | −26.4% |
| 1928 | −29.7% |
| 1932 | +5.4% |
| 1936 | −9.4% |
| 1940 | −25.0% |
| 1944 | −36.3% |
| 1948 | −37.8% |
| 1952 | −50.1% |
| 1956 | −49.3% |
| 1960 | −30.5% |
| 1964 | −4.4% |
| 1968 | −33.2% |
| 1972 | −50.1% |
| 1976 | −17.7% |
| 1980 | −38.2% |
| 1984 | −37.8% |
| 1988 | −30.4% |
| 1992 | −10.1% |
| 1996 | −3.7% |
| 2000 | −20.9% |
| 2004 | −29.5% |
| 2008 | −11.2% |
| 2012 | −19.0% |
| 2016 | −45.6% |
| 2020 | −52.1% |
| 2024 | −56.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,444 |
| 2018 | 10,157 |
| 2020 | 10,162 |
| 2022 | 10,135 |
| 2024 | 10,207 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+109 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +182 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $58,483 in average income, against $72,776 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+14.8 on average — 42 points more Democratic-leaning than Newton County, IN itself (R+56.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lake County, IN109D+5.6
- Jasper County, IN77R+54.3
- Benton County, IN25R+47.1
- Tippecanoe County, IN23R+0.1
- Porter County, IN22R+10.5
- Cook County, IL21D+41.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jasper County, IN111
- Lake County, IN62
- Tippecanoe County, IN29
- Porter County, IN22
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −118 |
| 2012 | −55 |
| 2013 | −3 |
| 2014 | +49 |
| 2015 | −80 |
| 2016 | −5 |
| 2017 | +30 |
| 2018 | −48 |
| 2019 | −14 |
| 2021 | +57 |
| 2022 | +67 |
| 2023 | +160 |
| 2024 | +33 |
| 2025 | +109 |
Newton County sits in the flat, agricultural northwest corner of Indiana, where a small and largely rural population has delivered some of the state's most lopsided federal margins over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 5.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 56.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.9 points.
A population of 13,922, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,481 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fremont County and Starke County.
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Newton County, Indiana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/18111/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.