Nemaha County, located in Nebraska, has a long history of political activity. The county is represented in the Nebraska State Legislature by two senators and four representatives. The county government is responsible for providing services to its citizens such as road maintenance, public safety and health care. Elections are held every two years to choose the representatives and senators who will be responsible for making decisions about the county's future. Additionally, local school board elections are held to select members of the Board of Education who are tasked with ensuring that all students receive quality education in Nemaha County. In recent years there have been spirited debates between candidates vying for office on issues such as taxes, economic development and environmental protection. Consequently, it is important for residents of Nemaha County to stay informed about their local politicians so that they can make an informed decision when voting.
The political climate in Nemaha County, NE is very conservative.
In Nemaha County, NE 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nemaha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 26.8%.
Nemaha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nemaha County, NE is very conservative.
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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.
Nemaha, 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 Nemaha County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,164 contributions totaling $32,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $4,467 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)