Johnson, NE is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state with a population of just under 5,000 people. The politics in Johnson are dominated by local interests and issues, rather than national or international ones. It is governed by a mayor and several city council members who are elected on a nonpartisan basis. Local candidates from all political persuasions run for office including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. Issues that concern the citizens of Johnson include infrastructure improvements, public safety, economic development, education, and environmental protection. The borough also works closely with other nearby municipalities to address common concerns such as traffic congestion and affordable housing. Residents in Johnson take their politics very seriously and have a large say in how their community should be run in terms of budgeting decisions and regulations.
The political climate in Johnson, NE is strongly conservative.
Nemaha County, NE is very conservative. In Nemaha County, NE 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nemaha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 26.8%.
Nemaha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Johnson, NE is strongly conservative.
Nemaha County, Nebraska 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.
Johnson, 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 Johnson, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)