Politics in Paxton, NE is an important part of the local community. The citizens of Paxton take their civic duty seriously and come together each election to make sure their voices are heard. The residents of Paxton have a wide variety of political views, ranging from conservative to progressive, and they use these perspectives to form their decisions at the ballot box. During elections, local political candidates engage with the people of Paxton by hosting rallies and events throughout town. They work hard to make sure everyone understands the issues facing our community and has an opportunity to be part of the conversation. Through open dialogue and transparent governance, the people of Paxton ensure that their needs are being met in each election cycle.
The political climate in Paxton, NE is very conservative.
Keith County, NE is very conservative. In Keith County, NE 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Keith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.5%.
Keith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paxton, NE is very conservative.
Keith County, Nebraska 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.
Paxton, 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 Paxton, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)