Leigh, NE is a small town with a population of just over 500 people. It is governed by a mayor and city council, who work together to create the laws and regulations that govern the citizens of Leigh. The current mayor of Leigh is Sarah Smith, who has served in this position for the past five years. She is supported by four city council members, all elected for two-year terms. Mayor Smith and her team are committed to keeping the citizens safe and providing them with necessary services, such as police protection, fire safety, public works departments, water systems maintenance, and educational resources. They also strive to promote economic development in Leigh by offering incentives to local businesses that help create jobs in the area. In addition to their commitment to improving quality of life within the community, Mayor Smith and her team also work hard to remain fiscally responsible with taxpayer money while still creating a vibrant atmosphere in Leigh.
The political climate in Leigh, NE is strongly conservative.
Colfax County, NE is very conservative. In Colfax County, NE 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colfax county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.5%.
Colfax county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leigh, NE is strongly conservative.
Colfax 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.
Leigh, 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 Leigh, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)