Joliet, NE is a small town in the Midwest with a population of just over 4,000 people. Despite its small size, the town is home to an active political climate due to its proximity to larger cities such as Omaha and Lincoln. The city is governed by the City Council which works together to ensure that local laws are enforced and services are properly administered for citizens. In addition, there are numerous local political action committees that work diligently to ensure that their specific interests are being represented on a national level. Local candidates come from all different backgrounds and viewpoints, providing diverse opinions on important issues facing the city. Citizens have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting on local issues during elections held every two years. By participating in this system of government, Joliet residents can be sure their views will be taken into consideration when decisions affecting their community are made.
The political climate in Joliet, NE is very conservative.
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
Joliet, NE is very conservative.
Platte County, Nebraska 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.
Joliet, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Joliet, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $2,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)