Dakota County, Nebraska is an area with a deep history of politics and government involvement. From the county seat of Dakota City to the small rural towns throughout the entire area, citizens are very involved in local politics. There have been many different political candidates over the years who have represented Dakota County at both state and federal levels. They have worked hard to ensure that their constituents' interests are being heard and taken into account when it comes to making important decisions about how the county should be run. The current political landscape in Dakota County is vibrant and diverse, with many different perspectives being voiced in order to bring forward the best possible solutions for all of its citizens.
The political climate in Dakota County, NE is moderately conservative.
In Dakota County, NE 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.3%.
Dakota county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dakota County, NE is moderately conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Dakota, 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 Dakota County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $17,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $8,303 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)