Aurora, NE is a small town in Hamilton County that prides itself on its close-knit community. Politics in Aurora are generally seen as a way to promote the wellbeing of the local area and its people, and many locals take an active part in their civic duties. The city council and mayor are responsible for making decisions on matters that affect the daily lives of citizens, such as budgets, taxes, services, infrastructure, and other development projects. They also work with local organizations to address community issues such as economic growth initiatives and educational opportunities. The current mayor has been in office since 2011 and is a strong advocate for maintaining small town values while still looking towards the future. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will occupy these important positions. Additionally, members of the general public are encouraged to become involved in civic activities like attending board meetings or participating in focus groups to help shape policies that will benefit Aurora's residents.
The political climate in Aurora, NE is strongly conservative.
Hamilton County, NE is very conservative. In Hamilton County, NE 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aurora, NE is strongly conservative.
Hamilton County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Grand Island Metro Area 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.
Aurora, 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 Aurora, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $8,682 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 286 contributions totaling $74,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)