Scandinavia, NE is a town that is known for its strong sense of community and unique local culture. Politically, the area has traditionally been a largely conservative one with a core group of residents who are very active in local politics. Recently however, there has been an influx of new residents who have brought new perspectives to the political landscape of the town. A variety of candidates from both major parties have run for office in recent years, with each candidate offering different solutions to the issues facing the town. Issues such as budgeting, education reform, and infrastructure development have been hot topics in recent elections. The current mayor is focusing on promoting economic growth and development within the town while striving to maintain its rural character and strong sense of community spirit. Locals can become active in their own community by joining political organizations or attending city council meetings to stay informed on local issues.
The political climate in Scandinavia, NE is strongly conservative.
Harlan County, NE is very conservative. In Harlan County, NE 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harlan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 14.6%.
Harlan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scandinavia, NE is strongly conservative.
Harlan 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.
Scandinavia, 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 Scandinavia, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $7,353 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $36,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)