Shell Creek, NE is a small town with a tightknit community. While the town may not have a large population of people, it has an active political climate with residents who are passionate about making their voices heard and having an impact on the future of the town. Local elections and initiatives are actively discussed amongst the citizens, who strive to ensure their opinions are well represented in the decision-making process of their community. The political candidates for local office in Shell Creek are known to be highly knowledgeable and experienced individuals who have dedicated themselves to advocating for the best interests of their constituents. The election season is always an important time for Shell Creek residents, as they strive to make sure that their town is being led in a positive direction by representatives that truly understand and share their values as a community.
The political climate in Shell Creek, NE is strongly 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
Shell Creek, NE is strongly 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.
Shell Creek, 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 Shell Creek, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 244 contributions totaling $30,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 436 contributions totaling $133,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)