Hershey, Nebraska is a small town in Lincoln County with a population of around 1,200 people. While the town is fairly small, the politics in Hershey are no less important than those in other areas. The local government consists of a mayor and several members of the city council who work to ensure the ongoing success of the community. Each election cycle, candidates come forward to vie for these positions and offer their own unique perspectives on how they would serve the residents if elected. Residents take part in these elections by casting their vote and helping to determine who will represent them for the next term. It’s an important part of life in Hershey and ensures that all voices are heard by those making decisions on their behalf.
The political climate in Hershey, NE is very conservative.
Lincoln County, NE is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NE 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 21.5%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hershey, NE is very conservative.
Lincoln County, Nebraska is very conservative.
North Platte Metro Area 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.
Hershey, 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 Hershey, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)