The small town of Grafton, Nebraska, with a population of just over 500 people, is a moderately conservative area politically. At the local level, there are two major political parties represented in the form of the Republican and Democratic parties. Both have established candidates running for local office each year. Local elections usually focus on issues such as taxation, education funding, and infrastructure. The residents of Grafton take pride in their ability to elect representatives that focus on fiscal responsibility and transparency in government. Residents often look for candidates that will work hard to ensure the small town is able to continue to thrive while providing necessary services to its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 68365 (Grafton, NE) is very conservative.
Fillmore County, NE is very conservative. In Fillmore County, NE 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fillmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 22.0%.
Fillmore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68365 (Grafton, NE) is very conservative.
Grafton, Nebraska is very conservative.
Fillmore County, Nebraska is very 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.
Grafton, 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 68365 (Grafton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)