Union Township, in Butler County, Nebraska is an important part of the local political landscape. Sitting between the cities of Lincoln and Omaha, it serves as a vital link in the state’s government. The township has a strong connection to state politics and is home to many Nebraska senators and representatives. On the local level, Union Township elects its own mayor, town board members, and town council members. These elected officials work together to ensure that Union Township is served by active and engaged leaders who are invested in its future. Their work includes creating initiatives to spur job growth and implementing solutions for improved public safety in the area. By working together with citizens, businesses, and other municipalities throughout the county and state these representatives are able to bring positive change to their community.
The political climate in Union township (Butler County), NE is very conservative.
Butler County, NE is very conservative. In Butler County, NE 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 19.3%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union township (Butler County), NE is very conservative.
Butler 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.
Union township (Butler 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 Union township (Butler County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $4,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)