Politics in Shields, NE has been of great importance to the community since the town was founded. The local government consists of a mayor and four city council members that are elected by the residents. All elections for these positions take place every two years. The current mayor is David White and the council members are Peter Smith, Joe Johnson, Mary Fisher, and Mike Davis. These individuals make decisions that affect the daily lives of Shields' citizens, so it is important for people to stay informed about upcoming elections and make sure they are voting for candidates who best represent their interests. As a small town in Nebraska, Shields does not have any representatives in federal or state government but still relies on its local officials to ensure that resources are allocated properly and that all residents have access to necessary services.
The political climate in Shields, 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
Shields, 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.
Shields, 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 Shields, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $25,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)