The city of Plattsmouth, NE is a small town with a population of around 6,000 people. Its political atmosphere is similar to many other towns across the country and has its fair share of local issues that are debated among local residents. Local political candidates in the area typically focus on topics such as economic development, environmental protection, infrastructure maintenance, and education. Candidates in Plattsmouth also often address issues such as public safety, affordable housing options, and transportation services for the city's citizens. Elections in Plattsmouth tend to be highly competitive as both Republican and Democratic candidates strive to win the support of the community. While there are many different views on how to address local issues, all sides come together for the common good of their constituents.
The political climate in Plattsmouth, NE is moderately conservative.
Cass County, NE is very conservative. In Cass County, NE 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.0% to 30.9%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plattsmouth, NE is moderately conservative.
Cass County, Nebraska is very conservative.
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.
Plattsmouth, 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 Plattsmouth, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 240 contributions totaling $7,784 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $18,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)