Garfield Township is home to a vibrant political landscape in Antelope County, Nebraska. The township is represented in the Nebraska Legislature by Senator Tom Brewer and Representatives Darlene Koinzan and Steve Halloran. On the local level, Garfield Township has a Board of Supervisors that meets regularly to discuss issues relating to the community. This board is responsible for making important decisions concerning taxation, development plans and other matters related to the township. They also handle grievances from citizens should they arise. Furthermore, Garfield Township has a mayor and an array of positions such as police officers, firefighters, town hall administrators and others who work together to keep their community safe and prosperous. To stay informed on current political issues affecting Garfield Township residents can read up on local news sources or attend town hall meetings where elected officials can address any questions or concerns they may have.
The political climate in Garfield township (Antelope County), NE is strongly conservative.
Antelope County, NE is very conservative. In Antelope County, NE 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Antelope county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.2% to 12.6%.
Antelope county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garfield township (Antelope County), NE is strongly conservative.
Antelope 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.
Garfield township (Antelope 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 Garfield township (Antelope County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $770 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)