Waverly, NE is a small town with a population of around 6,000 people. It has very active local politics and the residents of Waverly take an active role in their community. The town is represented at the local level by elected officials that serve on the city council and mayor's office. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions on key local issues such as taxes, education, and public safety. Every two years the citizens of Waverly elect candidates for city council and mayor to represent their interests in government. These elections are important for keeping the town running smoothly and ensuring that its citizens have a voice in how their town is run.
The political climate in Waverly, NE is leaning 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
Waverly, NE is leaning 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.
Waverly, 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 Waverly, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 219 contributions totaling $27,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $6,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)