Pleasant View, NE is a small town of about 1,600 people located in the Midwest. It has a rich history and strong sense of community. Despite its small size, Pleasant View has an active local political scene that involves several candidates running for office in recent years. These candidates have come from all walks of life and represent different points of view on important issues. The most recent election saw two individuals vying for a seat on the city council: lifelong resident Bill Johnson and newcomer Linda Smith. Both candidates had their own platforms and shared their thoughts on local policies such as taxation, education, and public safety. Ultimately, Bill Johnson was elected for his commitment to preserving Pleasant View's small-town charm and investing in infrastructure development to benefit residents. Going forward, the town will continue to have active engagement in politics to ensure the best possible future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Pleasant View, NE is strongly conservative.
Holt County, NE is very conservative. In Holt County, NE 12.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Holt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.9% to 12.4%.
Holt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant View, NE is strongly conservative.
Holt 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.
Pleasant View, 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 Pleasant View, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $8,996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)