Dawson, NE County is known for its small-town charm and tight-knit community. The county has a long history of political engagement, with the local citizenry advocating for progressive causes and supporting elected officials who share their beliefs. In terms of representation, the county is part of Nebraska's 48th Legislative District, which is represented by Senator Tom Brewer and Representatives Mark Smith and Steve Halloran. At the local level, the county government is led by longtime County Supervisor Dan Dimmick, who has earned a reputation as a staunch advocate for fiscal responsibility and public safety. In addition to these figures, there are several other prominent political figures in Dawson County that help guide the county’s direction on important issues such as economic development and environmental protection. With such strong leaders at both the state and local level, Dawson County continues to be one of Nebraska’s most engaged counties when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Dawson County, NE is very conservative.
In Dawson County, NE 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dawson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.2%.
Dawson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dawson County, NE is very conservative.
Lexington 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.
Dawson, 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 Dawson County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 127 contributions totaling $9,014 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 331 contributions totaling $67,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)