Carroll, Nebraska is an unincorporated community in Otoe County located about 16 miles north of Nebraska City. The area has a rich history steeped in the early settlers of the region, many of whom made their living as farmers and ranchers. Today, Carroll continues to be a small rural community with close ties to its agricultural roots. In terms of politics, Carroll is part of Nebraska's District 1 and represented by State Senator Sue Crawford. The most recent election cycle saw longtime incumbent Representative Jeff Fortenberry chosen for a seventh term in Congress representing the people of District 1. Carroll residents also had the opportunity to choose from several local political candidates for positions such as county commissioner, sheriff, county court judge and surveyor during the 2020 general election. In addition to electing local candidates, Carroll residents also can make their voices heard through various civic organizations such as parent teacher associations or school boards that advocate for better education or other policy initiatives.
The political climate in Carroll, NE is very conservative.
Wayne County, NE is very conservative. In Wayne County, NE 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 24.2%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carroll, NE is very conservative.
Wayne 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.
Carroll, 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 Carroll, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $35 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $9,511 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)