Arcadia, Nebraska is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. Its population is approximately 3,000 people and it has an elected mayor and city council. The politics in Arcadia are fairly representative of those in other small towns throughout Nebraska. The mayor and city council work together to ensure that the town runs efficiently and safely. They also take into consideration the needs of its citizens when making decisions that affect the entire community. Local political candidates often campaign on platforms that address issues such as public safety, economic development, education, infrastructure, and environmental protection. All local candidates are eager to serve their constituents and do what is best for Arcadia and its future generations.
The political climate in Arcadia, NE is strongly conservative.
Valley County, NE is very conservative. In Valley County, NE 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.6%.
Valley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arcadia, NE is strongly conservative.
Valley County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Nebraska is moderately 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.
Arcadia, Nebraska: 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Arcadia, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $5,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)