Marquette, Nebraska is a small rural town located in Hamilton County with a population of about 340 people. Although it is a relatively small community, Marquette has an active local government that helps to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens. The elected officials are committed to providing excellent services for the citizens while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Local politics in Marquette focuses on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety and quality of life for all citizens. The city council meets regularly to discuss community needs and make decisions that will positively impact the town. With the help of local politicians, Marquette continues to be a thriving rural community with many opportunities for its residents.
The political climate in Marquette, NE is very conservative.
Hamilton County, NE is very conservative. In Hamilton County, NE 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marquette, NE is very conservative.
Hamilton 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.
Marquette, 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 Marquette, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $5,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $3,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)