Loup, NE County is a small rural community in Nebraska. It is mainly comprised of the towns of Loup City and Dannebrog as well as various other small communities. Local politics in Loup, NE County are quite different than those found in larger cities and municipalities. In Loup, there are no local political candidates and elections are decided by majority voting among the citizens of the community. The decisions made by local politicians directly impact all members of the county as they often affect taxes, development projects, local ordinances, and more. Despite its small size, Loup has a strong sense of civic pride and commitment to collective action, which allows for effective decision-making on behalf of its citizens. These factors help to ensure that residents can enjoy a safe and prosperous community for years to come.
The political climate in Loup County, NE is very conservative.
In Loup County, NE 16.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Loup county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 16.5%.
Loup county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loup 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.
Loup, 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 Loup County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)