St. Edward, NE is a small town that has a strong sense of community and political involvement. The town is politically active and people work together to ensure that their local representatives are the best fit for the job. With a population of just over 2,000 people, local politics in St. Edward is centered around protecting and promoting the welfare of its citizens by electing officials who share their values and have the ability to make positive changes. Local candidates come from both major political parties and they often participate in debates to discuss their ideas about how to improve St. Edward’s infrastructure, economy, education system, and other aspects of life in the town. The citizens are encouraged to stay informed on current events so that they can make an informed decision when it comes time to vote for their local political candidates.
The political climate in St. Edward, NE is strongly conservative.
Boone County, NE is very conservative. In Boone County, NE 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 15.5%.
Boone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Edward, NE is strongly conservative.
Boone 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.
St. Edward, 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 St. Edward, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $3,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)