Utica, Nebraska is a small town located in the western part of the state. It is home to a diverse and vibrant community, with many residents participating in local politics. The Utica City Council is composed of seven members, all elected at-large from around the city. They work together to make decisions on key municipal issues such as infrastructure, economic growth, and public safety. Residents are encouraged to attend council meetings and participate in local government by voicing their opinions and advocating for their interests. Additionally, each election year various candidates run to represent their district or ward on the council and provide leadership for the citizens of Utica. In this way, local politics play an essential role in determining the future of Utica and ensuring that its residents’ voices are heard.
The political climate in Utica, NE is very conservative.
Seward County, NE is very conservative. In Seward County, NE 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.6% to 26.5%.
Seward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Utica, NE is very conservative.
Seward County, Nebraska is very conservative.
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.
Utica, 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 Utica, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $12,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)