Midland Township in Gage County, Nebraska is a rural area with a strong agricultural presence. It is governed by three elected county commissioners who are responsible for enacting the laws and regulations of the township. The commissioners hold elections every four years and strive to foster a culture of community engagement and involvement in local politics. The residents of Midland Township have the opportunity to get involved in the local political process, by taking part in debates, attending town hall meetings, or casting their vote for their chosen candidate during election season. The commissioners are committed to listening to all voices within the township and ensuring that each resident’s opinion matters in the decision-making process. As such, Midland Township is an example of how strong local leadership can help create a more democratic society where everyone's voice is heard and respected.
The political climate in Midland township (Gage County), NE is strongly conservative.
Gage County, NE is very conservative. In Gage County, NE 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 30.4%.
Gage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midland township (Gage County), NE is strongly conservative.
Gage County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Beatrice 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.
Midland township (Gage 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 Midland township (Gage County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 207 contributions totaling $12,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $22,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)