Papillion, Nebraska is a thriving small city located in the Omaha metropolitan area. It is home to a diverse population of over 20,000 people from all walks of life. Despite its size, the city boasts an active political scene with a range of local and state authorities representing the community's interests. Papillion has a mayor-council government structure, and elections for various local offices are held on non-partisan ballots every two years. The current mayor and several city council members are dedicated to making sure that Papillion remains fiscally responsible while providing essential services to its citizens. Issues such as economic development, public transportation, infrastructure improvement projects, and quality of life initiatives are regularly discussed at public meetings throughout the year. Additionally, Papillion residents have access to federal legislators who represent their interests in Washington D.C., making sure that all voices are heard on important issues there as well. Overall, politics in Papillion strive to ensure that the community's needs are met and its citizens have a say in how their city is run.
The political climate in Papillion, NE is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, NE is somewhat conservative. In Sarpy County, NE 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarpy county remained strongly Republican, 54.0% to 42.8%.
Sarpy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Papillion, NE is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, Nebraska is somewhat conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Papillion, 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 Papillion, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 974 contributions totaling $79,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 735 contributions totaling $136,706 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)