Raymond, Nebraska is a small town located in the center of the state with a population of about 600 people. The town is governed by a five-member board made up of elected officials that meet regularly to discuss local issues, including zoning, code enforcement and budgeting. The current mayor is Sandra Thompson, who was elected in 2020. Town residents can also vote for two city council members every two years. These council members work together to make decisions on behalf of the community and also provide important oversight and guidance on important projects. Additionally, Raymond has an active political scene that often involves debates and discussions about various local topics such as infrastructure improvements or other issues facing the town. As Raymond continues to grow and develop, these debates are sure to become more common as residents make their voices heard in local politics and strive to shape the future of Raymond for the better.
The political climate in Raymond, NE is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster County, NE is leaning liberal. In Lancaster County, NE 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 44.6%.
Lancaster county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Raymond, NE is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster County, Nebraska is leaning liberal.
Lincoln Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Raymond, Nebraska: R R d r d d
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 Raymond, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)