Located in Lancaster County, 68372 Hickman, NE is a small community with a rich history of politics. As the county seat of Lancaster, 68372 Hickman has been a center for political activity for many years. The local government is comprised of a Mayor and five City Council members who are elected to three-year terms. This group of elected officials works together to maintain the public infrastructure and provide services to the community. In recent years, many initiatives have been taken on by local politicians to improve the quality of life in 68372 Hickman. These initiatives include improvements in education, transportation, health care access, economic development and more. Local political candidates often hold forums or debates where they can discuss various topics that are important to the people living in 68372 Hickman. By engaging with the local population, these candidates can better understand what issues are most important to them and how they may be able to bring about positive change in their community.
The political climate in Zip 68372 (Hickman, NE) is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, NE is leaning liberal. In Lancaster County, NE 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 44.6%.
Lancaster county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68372 (Hickman, NE) is leaning conservative.
Hickman, Nebraska is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, Nebraska is leaning liberal.
Lincoln Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Hickman, Nebraska: R R d r d d
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 68372 (Hickman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $5,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $5,654 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)