Washington, Nebraska is a small rural city located in the eastern part of the state. It has a long history of political involvement, and citizens are very engaged when it comes to their local government. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government and the current mayor is Mary Lou Gerlach. City council members are elected at large from the community and serve four year terms, with active campaigns for local office taking place during election years. The city has numerous committees which address issues such as public safety, infrastructure and economic development in order to ensure that the town remains prosperous and vibrant. Community engagement in these committees is high, with residents often attending meetings to share their thoughts and concerns about issues affecting Washington. Overall, Washington's political process provides many opportunities for citizens to make their voices heard and have an impact on local policymaking decisions.
The political climate in Washington, NE is very conservative.
Washington County, NE is very conservative. In Washington County, NE 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington, NE is very conservative.
Washington County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Washington, 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 Washington, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $24,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $25,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)