Springfield, Nebraska is a small rural town located in the southeast corner of the state. The town has a population of approximately 1,100 people and is known for its strong sense of community and neighborly spirit. In Springfield, decisions about local politics are made by a five-member elected Board of Trustees. The members are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis and serve as the legislative branch for the town government. Their responsibilities include establishing ordinances and policies that affect the entire town, such as zoning laws, public safety regulations, building codes, and more. They also appoint members to various committees and boards that oversee different areas of the town. Working together with the Mayor's office, they strive to make Springfield an even better place to live and grow.
The political climate in Springfield, NE is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, NE is somewhat conservative. In Sarpy County, NE 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarpy county remained strongly Republican, 54.0% to 42.8%.
Sarpy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springfield, NE is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, Nebraska is somewhat conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area 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.
Springfield, 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 Springfield, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $15,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $52,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)