Madison County, Nebraska is a small rural county located in the Midwest United States. The politics of Madison County are characterized by a strong sense of community and conservative values. The county has an elected board of supervisors responsible for making decisions on behalf of its citizens. These supervisors are elected to serve four-year terms and represent the interests of all residents in the county. In addition, there are mayors and city councils that govern each town or village within the county. Local elections are held on a regular basis for these positions, giving citizens the opportunity to have their voices heard at the local political level. Madison County also sends two representatives to the Nebraska State Legislature, who work together to pass laws that will benefit their constituents. Although local politics in Madison County may not be as highly visible as larger counties, they still play an important role in shaping the future of this small but vibrant community.
The political climate in Madison County, NE is very conservative.
In Madison County, NE 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison County, NE is very conservative.
Norfolk 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.
Madison, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Madison County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 393 contributions totaling $32,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 381 contributions totaling $121,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)