Grand Island, Nebraska is a city which has a population of about 50,000 people. It is located in the center of the state and is home to many businesses and organizations. The city has a strong sense of community and many citizens are actively involved in local politics. The City Council sets policies and makes decisions that affect the daily lives of its residents. Many local political candidates strive to represent their constituents by advocating for the needs of Grand Island’s diverse population. Issues such as economic development, education funding, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and healthcare are often discussed at council meetings. Every election cycle brings new opportunities for individuals to get involved with the political process and make changes that will benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Grand Island, NE is moderately conservative.
Hall County, NE is very conservative. In Hall County, NE 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.4%.
Hall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Island, NE is moderately conservative.
Hall County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Grand Island Metro Area 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.
Grand Island, 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 Grand Island, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 846 contributions totaling $67,954 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 410 contributions totaling $113,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)