The Norfolk, NE Metro Area is an incredibly vibrant and diverse community with a strong political presence. Political policies are shaped by the unique perspectives and experiences of the local residents. At the state level, citizens in Norfolk, NE have elected representatives to both the House and Senate of Nebraska's unicameral legislature. These representatives are responsible for introducing and supporting legislation that reflects the interests of their constituents. At a local level, Norfolk has an active City Council which meets regularly throughout the year to discuss important issues related to city governance. Additionally, there are several dedicated individuals who serve on committees that focus on specific topics such as public safety and economic development. All of these aspects come together to ensure a robust civic process and allow citizens to be actively involved in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Norfolk Metro Area is very conservative.
In Norfolk Metro Area 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Norfolk metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 19.8%.
The Norfolk metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norfolk 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.
Norfolk, 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 Norfolk Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 807 contributions totaling $82,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 555 contributions totaling $154,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)