68343 Dorchester, NE is a small town located in the state of Nebraska. It is mostly known for its agricultural and small business economy. Politically, Dorchester leans to the right with many conservative values being held by its citizens. The local government is made up of elected officials from the community who work together to serve the best interests of their constituents. There are no specific political candidates for the area so citizens must look outside of their local area in order to research potential candidates or issues they may wish to get involved in. The politics of 68343 Dorchester, NE focuses on protecting the welfare of the people and trying to create a better future for all those living within its borders. Those living here value hard work, family values, and responsibility which create a strong foundation on which their community can be built upon.
The political climate in Zip 68343 (Dorchester, NE) is strongly conservative.
Saline County, NE is strongly conservative. In Saline County, NE 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 34.4%.
Saline county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68343 (Dorchester, NE) is strongly conservative.
Dorchester, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Saline County, Nebraska is strongly 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.
Dorchester, Nebraska: r R d 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 68343 (Dorchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $840 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)