Dawes, Nebraska is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The town has an estimated population of just over 2,000 people and is known for its rural charm and friendly atmosphere. Politically speaking, Dawes is a fairly conservative area that leans towards Republican candidates in local and state elections. In recent years there have been various initiatives to further improve the quality of life for residents. These have included increased funding for education, infrastructure improvements such as road construction, and investment in local businesses. The current mayor of Dawes is Sarah Smith who was recently re-elected to a third term. She has focused on improving public safety and creating economic opportunities for residents while also protecting the environment. Overall, the citizens of Dawes take an active interest in their local political scene and are eager to shape its future by engaging with their elected representatives and turning out to vote in election cycles.
The political climate in Dawes, NE is somewhat conservative.
Thurston County, NE is leaning conservative. In Thurston County, NE 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 47.2%.
Thurston county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dawes, NE is somewhat conservative.
Thurston County, Nebraska is leaning 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.
Dawes, Nebraska: r d d D 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 Dawes, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 696 contributions totaling $10,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $7,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)