Hershey, Nebraska is a small town located in Lincoln County with a population of just over 500 people. It is known for its strong sense of community and local involvement in politics. The town has two elected members representing it in the Nebraska Legislature: Senator Tom Brewer and Representative John Murante. Moreover, the city elected mayor Jim Cavanaugh to lead the city council earlier this year. The current mayor is focused on economic development, improving infrastructure, and public safety initiatives. Additionally, the city council works closely with other local government bodies such as school boards and other government agencies to ensure that projects are completed promptly and effectively. The residents of Hershey take great pride in their local politics by staying informed about political events and engaging in discussions. These conversations often include topics such as taxation, healthcare reform, education funding, environmental policies, and other issues related to local governance. Ultimately, the citizens of Hershey understand that they are responsible for shaping their own future by being proactive in their local government involvement
The political climate in Zip 69143 (Hershey, NE) is very conservative.
Lincoln County, NE is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NE 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 21.5%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 69143 (Hershey, NE) is very conservative.
Hershey, Nebraska is very conservative.
Lincoln County, Nebraska is very conservative.
North Platte Metro Area is very 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.
Hershey, 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 69143 (Hershey)
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 16 contributions totaling $1,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)