Bellevue, NE is a historic town located in Sarpy County with a population of around 51,000 people. The city is home to several important political figures and organizations, such as the Bellevue City Council and the Sarpy County Board of Commissioners. These representatives are responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of all Bellevue residents, from setting budget allocations to approving major projects like road construction. Voters in Bellevue get to have their voices heard by electing local politicians every two years who will lead them in government affairs. Local elections feature a variety of candidates from both major parties and independent citizens, each presenting their own ideas about how to best serve the city and its constituents. Through these elections, Bellevue citizens are empowered to make sure they are represented properly in government and that their interests are heard and addressed.
The political climate in Zip 68147 (Bellevue, NE) is leaning conservative.
Sarpy County, NE is somewhat conservative. In Sarpy County, NE 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarpy county remained strongly Republican, 54.0% to 42.8%.
Sarpy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68147 (Bellevue, NE) is leaning conservative.
Bellevue, Nebraska is leaning conservative.
Sarpy County, Nebraska is somewhat 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.
Bellevue, 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 68147 (Bellevue)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $9,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $5,243 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)