Colon, NE is a small rural village located in the midwestern United States. It has a vibrant community that is deeply rooted in its history and traditions. Despite the town's size and population, it plays an important role in local politics. Elected officials serve on the Town Council and are responsible for making decisions about issues of importance to the people of Colon. These issues include zoning, planning, infrastructure, taxes, parks and recreation, public services, economic development and more. The Town Council is committed to providing effective representation for all residents by working with local businesses and sharing ideas among its members both inside and outside of the council meetings. In addition to the Town Council, locals also elect representatives to positions like County Commissioner or Mayor which also provide local governance over Colon. With these elected leaders in place, Colon remains an active participant in local politics that serves to benefit all its citizens.
The political climate in Colon, NE is very conservative.
Saunders County, NE is very conservative. In Saunders County, NE 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saunders county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.1%.
Saunders county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colon, NE is very conservative.
Saunders County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Colon, 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 Colon, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)