Basin, NE is a small town located in the Great Plains. Political representation in the area is mainly provided by local and state representatives who are elected to office by the residents of Basin. The current mayor of Basin is John Smith, and he has been in office since 2015. Other representatives at the state level come from larger cities such as Grand Island and Lincoln to represent this rural area. They work closely with local officials to ensure that policies are implemented that directly affect the life of Basin residents. The political atmosphere of Basin is generally friendly and open-minded, focused on finding solutions for issues that arise within the community. People here understand that they must work together to make decisions that will benefit everyone in this small yet vibrant town.
The political climate in Basin, NE is strongly conservative.
Boyd County, NE is very conservative. In Boyd County, NE 11.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boyd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.4% to 11.7%.
Boyd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Basin, NE is strongly conservative.
Boyd 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.
Basin, 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 Basin, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)