Columbus, NE is a small city located in Platte County, Nebraska. It is home to a population of just over 20,000 people and is known for its lively downtown area and agricultural heritage. In terms of politics, Columbus is heavily Republican-leaning, with the majority of voters voting for the Republican party in state and national elections. The city has two representatives in the Nebraska State Legislature, both of whom are Republicans. In addition to the local representatives at the state level, there are also two Republicans serving on Platte County's Board of Supervisors. Voters have consistently shown their support for conservative values and issues throughout the years.
The political climate in Columbus, NE is moderately conservative.
Platte County, NE is very conservative. In Platte County, NE 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Platte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Platte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbus, NE is moderately conservative.
Platte County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Columbus 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.
Columbus, 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 Columbus, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $15,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 214 contributions totaling $65,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)