Friend, NE is a small village in Gage County with a population of around 630 people. The local government is small but efficient, consisting of a mayor and village board. Elections are held every two years to determine who will serve on the board and in the role of mayor. On the ballot for local elections are candidates who have presented their platform and goals for their term in office, which often focus on community development, economic growth, public safety, and general governance. With an atmosphere that encourages open dialogue between citizens and elected officials, Friend remains committed to upholding its progressive values. As such, it's no surprise why many residents choose to stay living here for years to come!
The political climate in Zip 68359 (Friend, 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 68359 (Friend, NE) is strongly conservative.
Friend, 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.
Friend, 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 68359 (Friend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $3,422 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)