Verdigris Township, located in Holt County, Nebraska, is an agricultural community with a strong sense of local pride. It has a long history of voting conservatively and upholding traditional values. The political landscape in the area is dominated by the Republican Party, which typically draws the majority of votes in most elections. Although there are occasionally Democratic candidates on the ballot, it is very rare for them to be successful in this heavily-Republican county. The township is home to several small businesses and farms that rely on the rural economy for their livelihoods. Politically speaking, Verdigris Township is committed to fiscal responsibility and limited government intervention in their lives. The local government has been proactive when it comes to protecting its citizens’ rights and maintaining a healthy environment by supporting renewable energy initiatives such as wind power projects. Residents also take part in various civic activities such as community events and volunteer work to benefit society at large.
The political climate in Verdigris township (Holt County), NE is strongly conservative.
Holt County, NE is very conservative. In Holt County, NE 12.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Holt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.9% to 12.4%.
Holt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Verdigris township (Holt County), NE is strongly conservative.
Holt 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.
Verdigris township (Holt 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 Verdigris township (Holt County), 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 13 contributions totaling $2,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)