Denton, Nebraska is a small town of about 1,460 people located in the southeastern corner of the state. The town has a mayor-council form of government which is led by Mayor Thomas Himmel who was elected in 2018. Denton is part of the local county government and receives services from various county departments such as law enforcement, fire protection, road maintenance and more. The Town Council consists of seven council members who are elected to four year terms through elections held every two years. Over the last few years Denton has seen a great deal of progress with new businesses opening up as well as improvements on existing infrastructure. With that there have been some changes to local politics, with citizens now having more options when it comes to voting and civic engagement. The mayor and council strive to be transparent and fair while representing all constituents in their decision making process. This has helped create a sense of community among its residents and a spirit of pride in their hometown.
The political climate in Denton, NE is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster County, NE is leaning liberal. In Lancaster County, NE 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 44.6%.
Lancaster county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Denton, NE is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster County, Nebraska is leaning liberal.
Lincoln Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Denton, Nebraska: R R d r d d
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 Denton, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $2,370 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $6,428 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)