Lebanon, Nebraska is a small community located in the middle of the state, and its politics reflect that. The town is governed by a mayor and members of the City Council who are elected to two-year terms. Lebanon has been a reliably Republican stronghold for many years, voting heavily for conservative candidates in state and national races. However, due to the town’s location within Lancaster County, more progressive candidates have recently received support from some local voters. The local political landscape has also seen much attention from outside groups as well, with frequent visits from both national and state politicians seeking to gain favor with the town's residents. Regardless of whether one leans right or left politically, most everyone in Lebanon is eager to take part in the political process and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Lebanon, NE is strongly conservative.
Red Willow County, NE is very conservative. In Red Willow County, NE 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Red Willow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.7% to 14.8%.
Red Willow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lebanon, NE is strongly conservative.
Red Willow 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.
Lebanon, 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 Lebanon, 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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)