Crete, NE is a rural village located in Saline County. It is home to a small population of around 4,000 people. Politics in Crete are largely dominated by the local Democratic and Republican parties. Local elections often bring out many passionate voters who are eager to make their voices heard. In order to become a local political candidate, they must be registered with either the Democratic or Republican party and receive enough signatures from registered voters in the area. The candidates that run for office usually represent the values and interests of their constituents. Local debates between candidates provide an opportunity for residents to learn more about each candidates' stance on important issues and decide which candidate best represents their beliefs and values.
The political climate in Crete, NE is moderately conservative.
Saline County, NE is strongly conservative. In Saline County, NE 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 34.4%.
Saline county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crete, NE is moderately conservative.
Saline County, Nebraska is strongly 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.
Crete, Nebraska: r R d 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 Crete, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $9,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $3,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)