Syracuse, Nebraska is a small town located in Otoe County in the southeastern part of the state. The town has a population of approximately 1,200 people and is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The politics of Syracuse are largely impacted by its close proximity to larger cities such as Lincoln and Omaha. Politically, Syracuse leans left due to its strong ties to agricultural organizations and its more liberal-leaning population within the metropolitan area. This has been reflected through recent elections where Democratic candidates have overwhelmingly won in Syracuse. In terms of local elections, voters have favored candidates from both parties as they run for positions on the Town Council and other local boards that govern Syracuse. Voters have been eager to support their hometown candidates who work towards improving the quality of life for all residents in Syracuse.
The political climate in Syracuse, NE is strongly conservative.
Otoe County, NE is very conservative. In Otoe County, NE 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otoe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.6% to 29.8%.
Otoe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Syracuse, NE is strongly conservative.
Otoe 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.
Syracuse, 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 Syracuse, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $3,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)