Benedict, NE is a small rural town in Custer County located in the state of Nebraska. Despite its small size, it has an active political atmosphere. Local politics are largely driven by the county and state-wide elections that take place every two to four years. During election years, Benedict residents come together to discuss and debate both local and national issues. Additionally, there are several civic groups that meet regularly to discuss issues affecting their community such as economic development, public safety, and education. Residents of Benedict pride themselves on staying informed about current events and how they affect them personally. The upcoming election year promises to be filled with spirited debates about the future of Benedict and all Nebraskans alike.
The political climate in Zip 68316 (Benedict, NE) is very conservative.
York County, NE is very conservative. In York County, NE 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 22.8%.
York county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68316 (Benedict, NE) is very conservative.
Benedict, Nebraska is very conservative.
York 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.
Benedict, 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 68316 (Benedict)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $131 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)