The small town of Dodge, NE is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of civic pride and engagement. Despite its small size, the town takes politics very seriously. Every year, local elections draw out high voter turnout and plenty of discussion around the issues that matter most to the people living in Dodge. In these elections, passionate candidates from both sides of the aisle present their platforms and ideas for how to make Dodge an even better place to live. Residents come out in force to listen to candidates’ proposals, ask questions, voice their opinions, and support change they believe will benefit the town. It's no wonder why so many people continue to call Dodge home - its lively political culture ensures that residents have a say in how their community is run.
The political climate in Dodge, NE is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, NE is very conservative. In Dodge County, NE 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dodge, NE is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Fremont Metro Area 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.
Dodge, 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 Dodge, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)