Polk, NE County is a small rural community in the Midwest. It is an area that prides itself on its strong sense of community and values. In terms of politics, it is largely a conservative county with a strong focus on traditional values. As such, the local residents tend to be very engaged in the political process and are heavily participatory in elections. Despite its small size, Polk County has an active political scene with plenty of debate and dialogue on various issues. Local politicians often come from both major parties and provide diverse perspectives on how best to serve their constituents. The county also has several civic organizations which regularly host events and other meetings which allow citizens to get involved in the decision making process. Overall, Polk County provides a great example of how even small rural communities can still be actively engaged in the political process and have their voices heard.
The political climate in Polk County, NE is very conservative.
In Polk County, NE 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 18.4%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Polk 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.
Polk, 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 Polk County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $6,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)