Midland Township, located in Merrick County, Nebraska, is a vibrant and growing community. Much of the political activity within Midland township focuses on local issues impacting the citizens of the area. Local leaders strive to ensure that all residents have access to adequate healthcare, safe roads, and educational opportunities. The county board works hard to keep taxes low while still providing necessary services to the community. In recent years, local candidates have worked hard to bring their message of fiscal responsibility and economic growth to voters in Merrick County. These campaigns have focused on creating jobs and supporting small business initiatives throughout the region. As Midland Township continues to grow and evolve, it's important for its political leaders to remain engaged with its citizens and address any concerns they may have about local government policies.
The political climate in Midland 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
Midland 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.
Midland 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 Midland township (Merrick County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 325 contributions totaling $71,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $6,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)