Oconee is a small town in Nebraska with a population of around 1,500 people. It is an area known for its strong sense of community and commitment to keeping the area safe and welcoming. Although it is not a particularly politically active area, there are still local politics that affect the citizens of Oconee. The city council meets regularly to discuss issues that impact the town and make decisions regarding taxes, public services, and other important matters. Additionally, local candidates for various offices often run campaigns in order to get their name out there in the community. These candidates bring important perspectives that reflect the needs of the citizens of Oconee, ultimately leading to better outcomes for everyone.
The political climate in Oconee, NE is very conservative.
Platte County, NE is very conservative. In Platte County, NE 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Platte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Platte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oconee, NE is very conservative.
Platte County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Columbus 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.
Oconee, 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 Oconee, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $15,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $67,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)