The politics in 68003 Ashland, NE are complex and varied. The city has a mayor and a city council that work together to make decisions for the community. The mayor and council focus on issues such as economic development, providing safe housing, maintaining public safety, improving infrastructure, and providing quality services to citizens. Additionally, there are local elections held each year to decide who will be the mayor and members of the city council. In these elections people can vote for their desired candidate who has experience in policy-making or has a good understanding of the current environment in Ashland. Participation in local politics can have a great impact on the community’s future and all citizens should get involved in decision making by voting for candidates they believe will best represent their interests.
The political climate in Zip 68003 (Ashland, NE) is very conservative.
Saunders County, NE is very conservative. In Saunders County, NE 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saunders county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.1%.
Saunders county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68003 (Ashland, NE) is very conservative.
Ashland, Nebraska is very conservative.
Saunders County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ashland, 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 zip 68003 (Ashland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $6,014 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $12,473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)