Mead Township, NE is a small rural community located in the northern part of the state. The area is generally known for its strong sense of community and neighborly spirit. Despite being a small town, Mead Township has an active political landscape. The township is served by county commissioners who work to make sure that the residents have access to all of their local services. At the state level, Nebraskans elect representatives to serve on their state senate and house of representatives, as well as having two senators elected to serve in the U.S. Senate. In addition to these roles, there are also several local political parties that offer support and guidance for specific issues related to the town’s interests. Elections for positions at all levels take place every few years and provide citizens with an opportunity to voice their opinion by casting their ballots. This ensures that Mead Township remains an active participant in both national and statewide politics while also ensuring that its citizens are kept informed about their local government’s decisions and actions.
The political climate in Mead township (Merrick County), NE is very 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
Mead township (Merrick County), NE is very 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.
Mead 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 Mead township (Merrick County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 332 contributions totaling $73,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $14,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)