Read, Nebraska is a small rural town located in the northern part of the state. It is a tight-knit community with a population of just over 1,000 people. The town is governed by a mayor and city council who are elected every two years. Residents of Read take their politics seriously and turn out in high numbers to vote for local candidates they believe will best represent their interests. Those running for office must be able to connect with the concerns of citizens while exhibiting strong leadership qualities. In addition to local candidates, there are also state representatives that represent Read in the Nebraska legislature. The representation at both local and state level ensures that Read's needs are heard and addressed.
The political climate in Read, NE is very conservative.
Butler County, NE is very conservative. In Butler County, NE 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 19.3%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Read, NE is very conservative.
Butler 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.
Read, 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 Read, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)