Roca, Nebraska is a small town located in the northern part of the state. Although it has a small population, its politics are important in the community. Local political candidates for Roca come from both major parties and usually bring their own take on issues that affect citizens within the city. Many of these candidates are focused on making sure that local businesses are supported and that citizens have access to essential services such as high-quality health care, public transportation, and education. They also focus on protecting open spaces in the area and maintaining clean air and water quality standards. Roca’s citizens have always been involved in local politics and they take great pride in having their voices heard by their elected representatives.
The political climate in Roca, 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
Roca, 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.
Roca, 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 Roca, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,560 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $23,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)