Bellwood, NE is a small town with a population of about 2,400 people. The town has an elected mayor and a city council that works together to ensure the best outcomes for their citizens. They work on local projects such as creating jobs, improving public safety, and maintaining roads and infrastructure. Every four years, city residents have the chance to elect the Mayor and members of City Council. Those who are running for office are often well-known in the community and must have a clear vision for the future of Bellwood. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local politics by attending meetings, voting in elections, or volunteering their time to help out candidates they support. Ultimately, local politics in Bellwood is about making sure that everyone can benefit from all the great things that living in Bellwood has to offer.
The political climate in Bellwood, NE is strongly conservative.
Butler County, NE is very conservative. In Butler County, NE 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 19.3%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellwood, NE is strongly conservative.
Butler 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.
Bellwood, 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 Bellwood, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)