Elmwood, NE is a small rural town located in the Midwest United States. It is a close-knit community with a population of around 2,000 people. Elmwood's political landscape is similar to many small towns across the country and is dominated by local issues such as taxes, schools, and public safety. Local elections are held every two years in November for mayor and city council positions. These officials make decisions on matters that affect the day-to-day life of the citizens of Elmwood. Many of these officials take time to visit their constituents in order to understand their needs and concerns. This allows them to be more informed when making decisions that affect the entire community.
The political climate in Elmwood, NE is strongly conservative.
Cass County, NE is very conservative. In Cass County, NE 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.0% to 30.9%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elmwood, NE is strongly conservative.
Cass 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.
Elmwood, 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 Elmwood, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $904 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $9,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)