Upland, Nebraska is a small town in the state of Nebraska known for its friendly community and vibrant local culture. While it may not be home to any large-scale political events or candidates, Upland takes pride in its strong democratic values and grassroots involvement in local politics. Residents enjoy engaging in conversations about issues that affect their lives and coming together to show support for their chosen candidates during election season. Local politicians have worked hard to ensure that everyone has their voice heard by advocating for legislation that best serves the people of Upland. In a town with such a close-knit community, it's no surprise that residents take great interest in the policies proposed by their elected officials and participate actively in the democratic process.
The political climate in Upland, NE is very conservative.
Franklin County, NE is very conservative. In Franklin County, NE 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 16.0%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Upland, NE is very conservative.
Franklin 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.
Upland, 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 Upland, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)