Wood River, NE is a small town located in the Northeastern part of the state. Though it has a population of only about 800 people, the citizens are very engaged in their local politics. Local elections typically draw high voter turnout and there are always several candidates vying for each position. The residents are passionate about their community and take great pride in it. In recent years, Wood River has seen significant growth and development which has been attributed to the efforts of its elected officials. They have worked hard to bring new businesses into town, create jobs, and make long-term investments that have benefited the entire community. The people of Wood River are proud to be part of such a vibrant and active political environment.
The political climate in Wood River, NE is strongly conservative.
Hall County, NE is very conservative. In Hall County, NE 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.4%.
Hall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wood River, NE is strongly conservative.
Hall County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Grand Island Metro Area 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.
Wood River, 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 Wood River, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $5,420 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $6,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)