Richardson County is a small rural county located in eastern Nebraska. The county is home to a diverse population that is composed of many different political backgrounds and ideologies. The county is served by two elected commissioners who are responsible for maintaining and managing the county's budget, policy decisions, and infrastructure. Additionally, Richardson County has many local political organizations and initiatives that are focused on improving the community through active engagement with citizens and elected officials. The majority of these organizations operate at the grassroots level, providing an opportunity for citizens to participate in the democratic process. There are also several civic groups in the county that seek to keep citizens informed on local issues and provide support for candidates running for office. Through these groups, citizens have access to resources such as candidate information forums, educational programs, and voter registration drives. Ultimately, Richardson County's politics is driven by residents who engage with their elected officials and work together to create positive changes in their community.
The political climate in Richardson County, NE is very conservative.
In Richardson County, NE 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richardson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Richardson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richardson 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.
Richardson, 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 Richardson County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $2,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $679,818 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $7,998 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)