Hay Springs, NE is a small rural town located in Sheridan County. Although the population of this community is relatively low, its citizens are extremely engaged in local politics. Every year residents come together to discuss issues that affect their community and vote on key policies. Local politicians are held accountable for their decisions and often have to make difficult choices balancing the needs of their constituents with state and federal regulations. The town-hall meetings offer constituents an opportunity to give input on current matters and voice any concerns they may have. Residents can also access information about upcoming elections by visiting their local city hall or by visiting online public forums. Hay Springs, NE prides itself on its commitment to civic engagement and encourages all citizens to participate in the democratic process.
The political climate in Hay Springs, NE is strongly conservative.
Sheridan County, NE is very conservative. In Sheridan County, NE 12.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sheridan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.4% to 12.7%.
Sheridan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hay Springs, NE is strongly conservative.
Sheridan County, Nebraska is very 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.
Hay Springs, 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 Hay Springs, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $4,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)