Western Township is a small town located in Northeastern Nebraska. It is an area with a rich history and strong values. Politics in Western Township are largely driven by the local residents, who actively engage in the decision-making processes that shape their community. The current mayor of the city, Mayor Tom Smith, has been in office since 2012 and is well respected among his constituents. Local political candidates are often elected based on their commitment to local issues and their ability to represent the interests of the town’s residents. In addition, the citizens of Western Township take pride in their voting rights, as they understand how important it is to have a say in their government's policies and laws.
The political climate in Western township (Knox County), NE is strongly 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
Western township (Knox County), NE is strongly 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.
Western township (Knox 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 Western township (Knox 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 27 contributions totaling $881 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)