Elwood, Nebraska is a small town with a population of just under 400. Despite its small size, Elwood has a thriving political landscape. The local government is run by an elected mayor and council members who make decisions that are in the best interest of the community. During election season, there are usually several candidates for each position. For example, in 2019 there were three candidates running for Mayor: incumbent Mayor Don Johnson, and challengers Chris Schreiner and Jennifer Walker. In addition to voting for local leaders, residents also participate in state and national elections that will impact their city as well as the entire country. Elwood citizens are passionate about their political beliefs and take pride in making sure their voices are heard when it comes time to cast ballots.
The political climate in Elwood, NE is strongly conservative.
Gosper County, NE is very conservative. In Gosper County, NE 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gosper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.2%.
Gosper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elwood, NE is strongly conservative.
Gosper County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Lexington 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.
Elwood, 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 Elwood, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $8,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)