Elim, NE is a small town in the eastern part of the state. It has a long history of democratic politics with many local politicians working to create a better future for the town. The major political issues often focus on improving education, expanding economic opportunities and making sure all residents have access to quality healthcare. In recent years, there has been more emphasis placed on environmental protection and sustainability initiatives as well as increasing the availability of basic services such as transportation, libraries, and recreational programs. Local elections are held every two years and feature several candidates from both parties competing for positions on the city council and mayor’s office. Residents of Elim take their civic responsibilities seriously and have a strong commitment to democracy that helps keep the town’s political landscape vibrant and engaged.
The political climate in Elim, NE is very conservative.
Custer County, NE is very conservative. In Custer County, NE 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.1%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elim, NE is very conservative.
Custer 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.
Elim, 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 Elim, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $4,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $35,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)