Lexington, Nebraska is a small city in Dawson County that has a rich history and culture. The city is managed by the local government, which consists of an elected Mayor and six City Council members. The current mayor, Sandra Kasprowicz, was elected in 2017 and serves the community with passion and dedication. The City Council works together to make decisions on important issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, economic development projects, and other matters related to running the town. Lexington also has two representatives in the Nebraska state legislature who work to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard on issues at both the local and state levels. Overall, Lexington is governed by individuals who are committed to improving the lives of its citizens and making sure that they all have access to quality services such as education and healthcare.
The political climate in Lexington, NE is somewhat conservative.
Dawson County, NE is very conservative. In Dawson County, NE 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dawson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.2%.
Dawson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lexington, NE is somewhat conservative.
Dawson County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Lexington 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.
Lexington, 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 Lexington, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $5,551 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $8,979 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)