68358 Firth, NE is a small community located in the Southeastern part of Nebraska. This community is a close knit one and many of its citizens take an active interest in its politics. Every election cycle brings out hundreds of voters to the polls for local, state, and national races. Local politicians make sure to visit the area often to discuss important issues with their constituents. A number of different parties have representatives in 68358 Firth, NE who are keen on addressing the needs of their constituents. Many residents are also actively involved in town meetings and debates that shape the political landscape in this area. It is clear that 68358 Firth, NE has a vibrant political scene with people from both sides of the aisle working together to create a better community for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 68358 (Firth, 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 68358 (Firth, NE) is leaning conservative.
Firth, 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.
Firth, 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 68358 (Firth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $5,640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)