The small town of Shamrock, NE has been a part of the county for many years. With a population of just over 3,000 citizens, it is an important part of the larger state. The politics in Shamrock are typically focused on issues such as education, healthcare, environmental concerns, and economic development. As a result, local political candidates must address all of these issues when running for office. They must provide detailed plans and proposals to the community that will help them to achieve their goals and further improve their quality of life. It is important for candidates to be responsive to the needs of their constituents and work hard to make sure they are heard during elections.
The political climate in Shamrock, 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
Shamrock, 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.
Shamrock, 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 Shamrock, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $16,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)