Grattan, NE is a small rural community situated in the Heartland of America. It has a rich history and a proud sense of community spirit. Despite its size, Grattan has a vibrant political scene that directly impacts the lives of its citizens. From local property tax rates to state-wide initiatives, residents take an active role in deciding how their city is run. Local elections are held every two years to select representatives for both the town council and the school board. Candidates come from all walks of life, representing different interests and ideologies that help shape Grattan’s future. Through Town Hall meetings and debates, residents get to voice their opinions and grievances as well as learn more about policies that will affect them directly. By participating in politics, Grattan’s citizens have the power to ensure that they get the best representation possible for their town.
The political climate in Grattan, NE is strongly conservative.
Holt County, NE is very conservative. In Holt County, NE 12.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Holt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.9% to 12.4%.
Holt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grattan, NE is strongly conservative.
Holt 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.
Grattan, 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 Grattan, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $16,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)