Politics in 69142 Halsey, NE are largely influenced by the local city council and mayor. Every two years, citizens of Halsey have the opportunity to vote for a mayor as well as four representatives who will serve on the city council. The city council is responsible for creating and passing laws that affect the day-to-day lives of citizens in Halsey. Additionally, they serve as liaisons between local government and residents, helping ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to decisions that affect their lives. The current mayor of 69142 Halsey, NE is Mayor Tom Smith, who has been elected to three consecutive terms since taking office in 2012. Mayor Smith has been known for advocating for increased economic development and infrastructure improvements throughout his tenure.
The political climate in Zip 69142 (Halsey, NE) is very conservative.
Thomas County, NE is very conservative. In Thomas County, NE 10.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thomas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.3% to 10.5%.
Thomas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 69142 (Halsey, NE) is very conservative.
Halsey, Nebraska is very conservative.
Thomas 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.
Halsey, 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 69142 (Halsey)
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 10 contributions totaling $875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)