Davenport, NE is a small town located in the heart of Nebraska. Located in the Platte County, Davenport is home to a population of approximately 1,200 people and has had an interesting political history. In recent years the town has seen a shift towards more conservative candidates as locals have become increasingly dissatisfied with traditional government. The most recent election saw a new mayor being elected who ran on a platform of reducing taxes and improving public safety. This has been met with mixed reactions from the residents, some of which are still concerned about the potential reduction in services that may come as a result. Citizens of Davenport are passionate about their community and are eager to ensure their voices are heard in local politics. As such, many actively participate in campaigns and elections to ensure their opinions are represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Davenport, NE is strongly conservative.
Thayer County, NE is very conservative. In Thayer County, NE 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thayer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.9%.
Thayer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Davenport, NE is strongly conservative.
Thayer 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.
Davenport, 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 Davenport, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)