The small town of 68317 Bennet, NE is home to a tight-knit community of just over 500 residents. The citizens of Bennet are known for their strong sense of civic pride and engagement in local politics. Locals take an active role in voicing their opinions through discussions at the local coffee shop, participation in town hall meetings, and voting on election day. Local leaders work hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met while promoting economic development and social welfare within the borders of Bennet. In recent elections, residents have chosen to support candidates who prioritize job growth and education opportunities for all citizens. As a result, Bennet has seen an increase in businesses and educational programs that benefit the town’s youth and workforce alike. With such a strong commitment to civic involvement from its citizens, it's no surprise that politics play an important role in life in 68317 Bennet, NE.
The political climate in Zip 68317 (Bennet, NE) is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, NE is leaning liberal. In Lancaster County, NE 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 44.6%.
Lancaster county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68317 (Bennet, NE) is leaning conservative.
Bennet, Nebraska is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, Nebraska is leaning liberal.
Lincoln Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Bennet, Nebraska: R R d r d d
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 68317 (Bennet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $2,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $4,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)