Platte County, NE is a rural area with a population of around 10,000 people. Politically, it is a largely conservative region that typically votes for Republican candidates in local and national elections. The county has two representatives in the Nebraska State Legislature on the Platte County Board of Commissioners. At the local level, there are various city and county councils and boards that deal with issues such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and community services. Residents have the opportunity to participate in the political process by attending council meetings or casting their vote in elections. All residents can get involved in local politics and make their voice heard through involvement in their local government.
The political climate in Platte County, NE is very conservative.
In Platte County, NE 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Platte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Platte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Platte County, NE is very conservative.
Columbus 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.
Platte, 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 Platte County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 130 contributions totaling $15,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $67,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)