Fairfield, NE is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of approximately 3,717 people. Politically speaking, Fairfield is a very conservative city with strong Republican leanings. The Republican Party typically dominates local elections and candidates from the party have held most offices in recent years. Recent mayoral elections have been contested by both major parties but all have been won by Republicans. Local issues frequently discussed involve topics like job opportunities, economic growth, public safety and education. All candidates emphasize their commitment to the welfare of Fairfield citizens and their desire for creating a better future for the community.
The political climate in Fairfield, NE is very conservative.
Clay County, NE is very conservative. In Clay County, NE 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield, NE is very conservative.
Clay 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.
Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, 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 17 contributions totaling $868 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)