Stromsburg, Nebraska is a small town with a population of just over 1,500 people located in Polk County. This close-knit community has seen a great deal of growth and development since it was first established in 1873. The town is home to many friendly people who take pride in their community and strive to maintain its small-town charm while at the same time taking advantage of the opportunities that come with growth. Politics in Stromsburg are largely driven by local concerns and issues that affect the community. Local elections are often hotly contested as candidates look to make their case for why they should be elected. Residents take part in a variety of political activities including attending public meetings, voting, and supporting local candidates whose platforms address local issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and more.
The political climate in Stromsburg, NE is strongly conservative.
Polk County, NE is very conservative. In Polk County, NE 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 18.4%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stromsburg, NE is strongly conservative.
Polk 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.
Stromsburg, 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 Stromsburg, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $11,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)