Bellevue, Nebraska is a vibrant community with a strong sense of civic pride. The city is home to several local businesses, parks and recreational facilities as well as a wide variety of cultural events and activities year-round. While Bellevue lacks representation in the United States Congress, its voters are strongly engaged in the democratic process. Local elections often attract large numbers of voters eager to have their voices heard and make a difference in their community. Bellevue voters can count on local political candidates to represent their interests, work to improve the quality of life for all residents, and support economic development initiatives that benefit the entire city.
The political climate in Bellevue, NE is leaning 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
Bellevue, NE is leaning 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.
Bellevue, 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 Bellevue, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,784 contributions totaling $97,067 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,034 contributions totaling $197,477 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)