Washington Township, located in Franklin County, Nebraska, is a rural area that has historically prioritized local values. This small town shares strong connections between its citizens and its government, which often leads to great unity and understanding of the community’s needs. The township is led by an elected board of trustees who manage the day-to-day operations of the township. Regular elections are held for these positions as well as for other local political seats such as those on the school board or county council. Washington Township residents take voting seriously and strive to make sure their voices are heard. Furthermore, they understand that taking part in the political process helps shape their future and ensure that their rights and opinions are respected.
The political climate in Washington township (Franklin County), NE is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, NE is very conservative. In Franklin County, NE 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 16.0%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington township (Franklin County), NE is strongly conservative.
Franklin 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.
Washington township (Franklin 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 Washington township (Franklin County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $3,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)