Atkinson, NE is a small town in Holt County with a population of 687. Despite its size, the local politics in the area are active and vibrant. The Atkinson City Council is composed of five members, all elected by the residents of Atkinson. In addition to the council, Atkinson also elects a Mayor who is responsible for making sure that the city's laws are upheld and enforced. The Mayor also works with the City Council to develop new initiatives and projects that will benefit the community as a whole. Each election cycle witnesses a flurry of activity from local candidates hoping to secure positions on both the City Council and as Mayor. Political issues like taxation, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth tend to be front and center during these elections. No matter who wins or loses, it's clear that Atkinson residents take their civic duties seriously and actively participate in local political decisions that shape their community.
The political climate in Zip 68713 (Atkinson, NE) is very conservative.
Holt County, NE is very conservative. In Holt County, NE 12.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Holt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.9% to 12.4%.
Holt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68713 (Atkinson, NE) is very conservative.
Atkinson, Nebraska is very conservative.
Holt County, Nebraska 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.
Atkinson, 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 68713 (Atkinson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $8,996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)