Summit township (Burt Cnty), NE is a small rural community located in Northeast Nebraska. Politics in Summit township are run by an elected board of trustees, which consists of five members who are all elected to serve a term of four years. Each member is responsible for areas such as budgeting and road maintenance, as well as representing the interests of the local constituents. Elections for board members are held on a yearly basis, and residents of the town have the opportunity to voice their beliefs through these elections. The political atmosphere in Summit township is generally laid-back and respectful, with most locals tending to agree on local matters without much disagreement. Overall, politics in Summit township serve to maintain and improve the daily lives of its citizens, while also keeping their voices heard throughout the county.
The political climate in Summit township (Burt County), NE is strongly conservative.
Burt County, NE is very conservative. In Burt County, NE 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 28.4%.
Burt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summit township (Burt County), NE is strongly conservative.
Burt 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.
Summit township (Burt 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 Summit township (Burt County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $5,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $3,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)