Sherman Township in Platte County, Nebraska is an unincorporated rural community located in the rolling hills of the state's Midwest region. While it does not have its own elected officials, it is still affected by the decisions made by local political candidates and those elected representatives from neighboring cities and towns. The local government in Platte County includes a Board of Commissioners that sets policies applicable throughout the county. There are also several county-wide initiatives such as public safety campaigns, infrastructure improvements, and economic development efforts that require a great deal of input from local leaders. The Board of Commissioners also works with state legislators to ensure that Sherman Township residents have access to supportive services and resources like quality health care, education opportunities, and employment opportunities. By understanding the needs of their constituents, Platte County's political leaders strive to create effective policies for a prosperous future for everyone in the area.
The political climate in Sherman township (Platte County), 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
Sherman township (Platte County), 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.
Sherman township (Platte 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 Sherman township (Platte County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $16,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 219 contributions totaling $67,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)