Westerville Township in Nebraska is a thriving rural community, and its residents take pride in the political process. Every election cycle, local candidates campaign for positions on the township council. Each candidate brings their own unique perspective to running for office, and citizens are able to make an informed decision based on their own values and beliefs. Many of the current township council members have been in office for multiple terms, having earned the trust of their constituents through strong representation. The current leadership strives to pass legislation that will improve the quality of life for everyone in Westerville Township. Political engagement amongst citizens is high as they take advantage of opportunities to participate in various public forums and town meetings to discuss issues important to them. The election process is integral to upholding Westerville Township's democracy and ensuring that all voices are heard.
The political climate in Westerville, NE is very conservative.
Custer County, NE is very conservative. In Custer County, NE 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.1%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westerville, NE is very conservative.
Custer 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.
Westerville, 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 Westerville, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $6,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $24,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)