West Point, Nebraska is a small city located in Cuming County. With an estimated population of 4,500 people, it is known for its friendly locals and tight-knit community. Politics in West Point are generally focused on local development initiatives such as infrastructure improvements and education. The city is represented by elected officials at the county and state level who work together to ensure that the needs of West Point's citizens and businesses are addressed. Local politicians in West Point typically organize events such as town hall meetings to discuss current issues with their constituents and receive feedback about their work. Members of the community are encouraged to take part in the political process by attending public forums, volunteering for campaigns, and voting on election day. By engaging in local politics, residents of West Point can help shape the future of their city.
The political climate in West Point, NE is strongly conservative.
Cuming County, NE is very conservative. In Cuming County, NE 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cuming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 19.5%.
Cuming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Point, NE is strongly conservative.
Cuming 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.
West Point, 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 West Point, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $2,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $5,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)