The small town of Wausa, NE is known for its friendly community and its down-home values. Politics in Wausa are relatively quiet compared to bigger communities, but the local government is still very important to the people who call this place home. Local elections often bring out passionate voters who are determined to make sure their voices are heard. During these elections, candidates focus on issues that are most important to the people – things like economic development, education, and public safety. While candidates may disagree on how best to address these issues, they usually have one thing in common – a commitment to making sure that everyone’s voice is heard and respected in the political process. As a result, politics in Wausa remain vibrant despite its small size, and it is a great example of how local government can make a difference for citizens from all walks of life.
The political climate in Wausa, NE is very conservative.
Knox County, NE is very conservative. In Knox County, NE 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 19.2%.
Knox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wausa, NE is very conservative.
Knox 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.
Wausa, 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 Wausa, 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 34 contributions totaling $4,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)