Wayne Township in Nebraska is a small rural community with a strong sense of communal support. It has a strong local and state government that works closely together to ensure the needs of the people are met. The Township Council consists of elected representatives from each area within the township, and they work together to make decisions that benefit all citizens. Local elections are held every four years and residents can vote for their desired candidates who represent their interests in government. The mayor is the head of the local government and oversees daily operations, while county-level representatives often provide additional representation for residents on larger scale issues. Wayne Township also has a small but active community of local political activists who regularly organize events to educate voters about current issues facing them and advocate for change when needed.
The political climate in Wayne township (Custer County), NE is very conservative.
Custer County, NE is very conservative. In Custer County, NE 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.1%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayne township (Custer County), NE is very conservative.
Custer 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.
Wayne township (Custer 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 Wayne township (Custer County), NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $4,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $33,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)