Lone Tree township in Merrick County, Nebraska is a rural community that plays an important role in the political landscape of the region. While Lone Tree does not have any elected political representatives at the state or national level, it plays a key role in helping shape local politics. During elections, Lone Tree residents come out to vote and take their civic responsibilities seriously. Local politicians regularly campaign in Lone Tree to meet with constituents and discuss important issues they feel are pertinent to the township. These issues range from economic development, education, infrastructure improvements, and environmental policies. The people of Lone Tree have always been active in civic participation and play an integral part in the political process of their county.
The political climate in Lone Tree township (Merrick County), NE is strongly conservative.
Merrick County, NE is very conservative. In Merrick County, NE 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.4%.
Merrick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lone Tree township (Merrick County), NE is strongly conservative.
Merrick 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.
Lone Tree township (Merrick 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 Lone Tree township (Merrick County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 341 contributions totaling $71,765 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $6,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)