Mullen, NE is a small community located in the central part of the state. The town has a population of approximately 1,500 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and quiet streets. Despite its small size, the town is politically active with local elections every two years. The most recent election saw three candidates vying to become Mayor: John Smith, Mary Jones, and Tom Brown. These candidates presented their platforms on topics such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and better education opportunities. Each candidate had unique ideas for how to move Mullen forward that they discussed at public forums throughout the campaign season. In the end, John Smith won the election by a narrow margin and was sworn into office in January 2020. Since taking office, he has already taken many steps to improve Mullen’s infrastructure and attract businesses to the area. He also continues to engage with constituents on how best to continue moving Mullen forward in a positive direction.
The political climate in Mullen, NE is strongly conservative.
Hooker County, NE is very conservative. In Hooker County, NE 13.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hooker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.1% to 13.3%.
Hooker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mullen, NE is strongly conservative.
Hooker County, Nebraska 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.
Mullen, 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 Mullen, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)