Cottonwood Township, located in Nance County, Nebraska, has a rich history of political involvement. For many years, local politicians have been elected to represent the town and its residents. These politicians have worked hard to ensure that Cottonwood Township's needs are met and that it continues to be a thriving and successful part of the area. They are responsible for implementing plans and programs that will help the economy grow, improve infrastructure and public services, promote education and recreation opportunities, and maintain strong relationships with neighboring municipalities. Each election year brings new challenges as well as new opportunities for growth for the Township. The people of Cottonwood Township take great pride in their local government and its representatives who strive to make the area a better place for everyone involved.
The political climate in Cottonwood township (Nance County), NE is strongly conservative.
Nance County, NE is very conservative. In Nance County, NE 19.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nance county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 19.6%.
Nance county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cottonwood township (Nance County), NE is strongly conservative.
Nance 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.
Cottonwood township (Nance County), 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 Cottonwood township (Nance County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)