Henderson, Nebraska is a small rural town located in the southwestern part of the state. While it is not very large, Henderson has an important role to play in local politics. The town elects its own mayor and council members who focus on local issues such as infrastructure development, public safety, and economic growth. Additionally, Henderson residents are active participants in county-level politics as their votes help shape the county’s direction and policies. Residents take great pride in their local political involvement and strive to be engaged citizens that make a positive impact on their community.
The political climate in Henderson, NE is strongly conservative.
York County, NE is very conservative. In York County, NE 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 22.8%.
York county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson, NE is strongly conservative.
York 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.
Henderson, 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 Henderson, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $2,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $2,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)