Lodgepole, Nebraska is a small town located in the northwestern part of the state. It has a rich and storied history that dates back to its founding in the late 1800s. Although it is a small community, Lodgepole has been home to an active political scene over the years. The city is served by two members of the Nebraska State Legislature, one member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and one member of the U.S. Senate. Local politics are usually focused on issues such as economic development, education, public safety, environmental protection, and infrastructure improvements. Many local residents take part in campaigns and elections for these offices every year in order to ensure their voices are heard on important matters that affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Lodgepole, NE is strongly conservative.
Cheyenne County, NE is very conservative. In Cheyenne County, NE 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cheyenne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.9%.
Cheyenne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lodgepole, NE is strongly conservative.
Cheyenne 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.
Lodgepole, 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 Lodgepole, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)