Western, NE has a proud and long history of political involvement. From the formation of local government to the present day, Western's leaders have strived for progress and stability in their community. The city is a part of the Red Willow County, and its citizens participate in elections alongside their county neighbors to determine who will be in office at the local level. Over the years, many candidates have stepped up to serve on boards, committees, and councils that oversee important decisions affecting the town. In addition to those elected by popular vote, there are also appointed positions filled by individuals who demonstrate a strong commitment to their community and possess the necessary skills needed for success. Regardless of how an individual comes into office, they all strive to do what is best for Western, NE.
The political climate in Western, NE is strongly conservative.
Saline County, NE is strongly conservative. In Saline County, NE 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 34.4%.
Saline county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Western, NE is strongly conservative.
Saline County, Nebraska is strongly 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.
Western, Nebraska: r R d 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 Western, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)