The Hastings, NE Metro Area is an interesting political area, with many issues and ideas being debated. There are several local political candidates in the area, some of whom have been around for quite some time and have built up quite a following in the community. The city of Hastings is also home to a number of different organizations and initiatives that work to build bridges between all sectors of the community, as well as promote civic engagement and greater understanding between different ideological points of view. These organizations provide great opportunities for local citizens to express their opinions on important issues affecting the city, participate in debates, and learn more about their local elected officials. Additionally, Hastings holds regular elections for various offices such as Mayor or City Council members that give citizens the chance to vote directly on who will represent them in their government. Overall, Hastings is a diverse and vibrant place with a strong sense of community involvement that helps shape its politics.
The political climate in Hastings Metro Area is very conservative.
In Hastings Metro Area 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Hastings metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.8%.
The Hastings metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hastings Metro Area 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.
Hastings, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hastings Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,103 contributions totaling $33,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 372 contributions totaling $39,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)