The politics of Platte Township in Dodge County, Nebraska are centered on the local government. The Township is governed by an elected board of supervisors, who serve staggered four-year terms. The board is responsible for setting policies and budgets related to roads, infrastructure, and other public works projects. It also coordinates with county officials on zoning and tax matters. Elections are held every two years for the positions on the board of supervisors. Local residents may also be involved in state and national politics through their participation in political campaigns or organizations. Civic engagement is encouraged as a method of improving the community and helping ensure the voices of all citizens are heard in government policy making.
The political climate in Platte township (Dodge County), NE is moderately conservative.
Dodge County, NE is very conservative. In Dodge County, NE 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Platte township (Dodge County), NE is moderately conservative.
Dodge County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Fremont 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.
Platte township (Dodge 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 Platte township (Dodge County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,491 contributions totaling $118,934 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 620 contributions totaling $91,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)