Franklin Township (Butler County), NE is a small community located in the Midwest region of the United States. Politically, it is predominantly Republican with a few Democrats and Independents as well. The main issues that affect the township include improving local public education, expanding economic development opportunities, and maintaining health care access. Additionally, due to its rural nature, environmental concerns such as reducing landfill waste and preserving wildlife habitats are often debated in local politics. Locally elected officials strive to serve their constituents’ needs and desires while balancing the interests of both parties. These leaders work diligently to ensure that their constituents have access to safe roads, clean water, and fair representation in government decisions. They also recognize the importance of engaging citizens through public forums in order to understand their views on key topics related to township decision-making. In this way, Franklin Township remains a positive example of successful participatory democracy within its region.
The political climate in Franklin township (Butler County), NE is strongly conservative.
Butler County, NE is very conservative. In Butler County, NE 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 19.3%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin township (Butler County), NE is strongly conservative.
Butler 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.
Franklin township (Butler 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 Franklin township (Butler County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)