Dowling, NE is a small town located in the southeastern part of Nebraska. With a population of just over 4,000 people, Dowling has a rich history and culture that many residents take pride in. Politically, Dowling operates under the state government and is represented at the local level by their city council. In addition to these representatives, citizens can participate in various elections for local and national offices such as President, Governor, Congressperson, and Mayor. These elections are held on a regular basis to ensure everyone has their say when it comes to important decision making. While there is no single political leader or party that dominates the community's politics, residents have been known to come together around shared values and interests when it comes to certain issues like education and healthcare. All in all, politics plays an important role within Dowling and its surrounding communities and helps shape the future of the town for years to come.
The political climate in Dowling, NE is very conservative.
Knox County, NE is very conservative. In Knox County, NE 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 19.2%.
Knox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dowling, NE is very conservative.
Knox 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.
Dowling, 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 Dowling, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $2,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $5,162 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)