Fort Calhoun is a small town in the state of Nebraska with a population of 1,086 people. Located within Washington County, it is primarily an agricultural community and is home to many farms. Politically, Fort Calhoun is largely conservative. The local political candidates for office have been members of the Republican party for many years, and the city leans heavily towards Republican ideals. The current mayor, John Walker, has held office since 2009 and is a lifelong resident of Fort Calhoun. He was re-elected in 2017 with 73% of the vote and has continually pushed for lower taxes and increased development in the area. In addition to Mayor Walker, Fort Calhoun has had representation from other local officials such as County Commissioner Mark Foster and County Sheriff Kyle Barnett. This shows that Fort Calhoun residents are highly supportive of their political representatives and strive to maintain their traditional values.
The political climate in Zip 68023 (Fort Calhoun, NE) is very conservative.
Washington County, NE is very conservative. In Washington County, NE 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68023 (Fort Calhoun, NE) is very conservative.
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Fort Calhoun, 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 68023 (Fort Calhoun)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $14,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)