68349 Elmwood, NE is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. The local government consists of a mayor, city council and various committees that are responsible for the day to day running of the community. The current mayor is Mary Smith who was elected in 2018. She and her team of council members have worked hard to make Elmwood a hospitable place to live by improving public safety, enhancing infrastructure and providing additional services to residents. In addition to the local government, Elmwood has an active political community with many residents passionate about addressing issues such as climate change, social justice and economic development. Local debates are held regularly which bring together citizens from all over town to discuss their views on the important topics of the day. Everyone in 68349 Elmwood, NE has an opportunity to engage with their local politics and help shape their community’s future.
The political climate in Zip 68349 (Elmwood, NE) is very conservative.
Cass County, NE is very conservative. In Cass County, NE 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.0% to 30.9%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68349 (Elmwood, NE) is very conservative.
Elmwood, Nebraska is very conservative.
Cass County, Nebraska is very 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.
Elmwood, 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 68349 (Elmwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $904 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $9,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)