Emerson, NE 68733 is a small rural city located in the Midwestern United States. The city has long been known for its strong political culture and traditions. Although it has an estimated population of only 1,101, Emerson has an active local political scene with candidates regularly vying for office in local elections. Political participation remains high in the community, with citizens eager to support their chosen representatives at both the state and federal level. Issues of importance to Emersonians include education, public safety and health care. Furthermore, economic stability remains a key focus as the city strives to remain vibrant and competitive in an ever-changing global economy.
The political climate in Zip 68733 (Emerson, NE) is moderately conservative.
Dakota County, NE is moderately conservative. In Dakota County, NE 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.3%.
Dakota county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68733 (Emerson, NE) is moderately conservative.
Emerson, Nebraska is moderately conservative.
Dakota County, Nebraska is moderately conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Emerson, 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 68733 (Emerson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $948 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)