Sprague, NE is a small town located in Lancaster County, and has a proud history of strong political engagement. The town’s local government consists of the Mayor, City Councilors, and appointed committees. Citizens are encouraged to get involved in their community by attending meetings and voicing their opinion on issues that affect the town from zoning laws to maintenance of public spaces. The city also works to provide transparency through open records and opportunities for citizens to stay informed on upcoming decisions. Every year local candidates run for positions in Sprague's government, giving the citizens the opportunity to have an active role in deciding who will represent them. These candidates come from diverse backgrounds and have different perspectives on how best to serve Sprague. Through elections, residents are given the chance to choose the leader they feel will best represent their interests in office.
The political climate in Sprague, NE is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster County, NE is leaning liberal. In Lancaster County, NE 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 44.6%.
Lancaster county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sprague, NE is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster County, Nebraska is leaning liberal.
Lincoln Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Sprague, Nebraska: R R d r d d
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 Sprague, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $3,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $260 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)