Phillips, NE is a small town located in the northeastern corner of the state. Although it is a relatively small community, its politics are quite active. At the local level, citizens are encouraged to get involved in local matters by attending city council meetings and voting in local elections. The mayor and members of the city council handle all aspects of running the town, from creating and enforcing policies to distributing resources. Local political candidates are chosen at an annual city election that sees many passionate individuals running for office. Additionally, civic action groups such as Phillips Citizens for Democracy often host debates between local politicians to educate voters on policy stances. Philips shows that even smaller towns can have vibrant political cultures and encourages people to become engaged with their communities.
The political climate in Phillips, NE is very conservative.
Hamilton County, NE is very conservative. In Hamilton County, NE 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Phillips, NE is very conservative.
Hamilton County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Grand Island 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.
Phillips, 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 Phillips, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $7,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)