Red Willow County in Nebraska is a small rural county with a population of just over 17,000 people. Despite its small size, the county is home to vibrant local politics and a diverse array of political candidates. There are several organizations in the county which actively lobby for important local issues such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure. The county also holds regular elections for its governing board and other elected positions. During these elections, residents can vote for their preferred candidate and help shape the future of their community. Many candidates are passionate about improving the quality of life in Red Willow County, and the local politics ensure that all voices are heard and taken into account when making decisions that affect everyone.
The political climate in Red Willow County, NE is very conservative.
In Red Willow County, NE 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Red Willow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.7% to 14.8%.
Red Willow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Red Willow 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.
Red Willow, 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 Red Willow County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $67,368 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $732 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)