The politics in Hayes County, Nebraska are largely determined by the initiatives and ideas of the county's elected representatives. The Board of Commissioners consists of three members who are elected from districts within the county. They work to make decisions on a wide range of issues affecting the county such as budgeting, zoning regulations, and economic development projects. Additionally, there are two district court judges and a County Clerk that serve to provide judicial services. In order to stay informed about current events in Hayes County, residents can attend monthly Board meetings or follow their local government’s website for news updates and important announcements. Through their representatives, citizens have an opportunity to make their voices heard on matters related to the county's future and its well-being.
The political climate in Hayes County, NE is very conservative.
In Hayes County, NE 6.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 92.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hayes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 92.2% to 6.3%.
Hayes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hayes County, NE is very conservative.
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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.
Hayes, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Hayes County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 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)