Clinton, NE is a small town located in the heart of Nebraska. While it may not be well-known for its politics, Clinton has been home to a number of local politicians over the years who have made their mark on the city. Some of these past politicians have included Mayor Ed Brown, who served from 1991-1995 and current Mayor Pat Haley. Both mayors are passionate about making Clinton a better place to live by advocating for economic development programs, increasing access to healthcare, and improving infrastructure. Other local politicians include several council members who work together to shape the future of Clinton. Together these individuals serve as the voice of their constituents and strive to create positive change in their community.
The political climate in Clinton, NE is strongly conservative.
Sheridan County, NE is very conservative. In Sheridan County, NE 12.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sheridan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.4% to 12.7%.
Sheridan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton, NE is strongly conservative.
Sheridan 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.
Clinton, 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 Clinton, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 151 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $4,945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)