The politics in Loup Township, Platte County, Nebraska are often characterized by a strong sense of community and collaboration. Residents of this small township are always looking for ways to improve their quality of life and the lives of their neighbors. They have worked hard to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to any political decisions made by local leaders. Many community events such as town hall meetings or public forums, give citizens an opportunity to express their opinions on various topics facing the township. There is also a strong emphasis on working together with other townships in Platte County in order to create better outcomes for everyone involved. With this focus on engaging citizens and improving quality of life, a resident of Loup Township can be sure that their voice will be heard and taken seriously whenever important political decisions are being made.
The political climate in Loup township (Platte County), NE is strongly conservative.
Platte County, NE is very conservative. In Platte County, NE 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Platte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Platte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loup township (Platte County), NE is strongly conservative.
Platte County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Columbus 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.
Loup township (Platte 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 Loup township (Platte County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 244 contributions totaling $30,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 428 contributions totaling $131,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)