Venice, Nebraska is a small town located just outside of Grand Island. It has a population of about 800 people and is governed by an elected mayor and a four-member city council. The city operates under the Mayor-Council form of government which provides residents with the opportunity to have a direct influence on their local politics. Elections for mayoral and council positions occur every two years and are generally uncontested. The current mayor is Peggy Schmieder who was first elected in 2013, along with incumbent council members Larry Brown, Pauline Rehberger, Steve Fox, and Phil Jandreau. A list of upcoming events related to Venice's politics can be found on the city's website or social media pages. All residents are encouraged to stay informed and participate in their local government by attending meetings or volunteering in community activities.
The political climate in Venice, NE is leaning conservative.
Douglas County, NE is somewhat liberal. In Douglas County, NE 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 43.1%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Venice, NE is leaning conservative.
Douglas County, Nebraska is somewhat liberal.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Venice, Nebraska: R R d r d D
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 Venice, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $7,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $66,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $454 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)