Politics in 68743 Jackson, NE are dominated by a few key players who have been influential in the community for many years. The local political scene is led by longtime mayor Thomas Brown, who has been a fixture of Jackson politics since taking office in 2003. He is supported by a city council that consists of five elected officials that make up the legislative body of the city. Together, they work to ensure the needs and interests of citizens are met. Additionally, there are several candidates vying for office in this year’s election cycle. These candidates represent various interests and backgrounds, hoping to bring their experience and perspectives to the table when it comes time to make decisions about how to move forward as a community. While it is unclear which candidate will come out on top after Election Day, it is certain that 68743 Jackson, NE will remain an interesting place filled with dynamic individuals and ideas when it comes to discussing politics.
The political climate in Zip 68743 (Jackson, NE) is moderately conservative.
Dakota County, NE is moderately conservative. In Dakota County, NE 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.3%.
Dakota county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68743 (Jackson, NE) is moderately conservative.
Jackson, Nebraska is moderately conservative.
Dakota County, Nebraska is moderately conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Jackson, 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 68743 (Jackson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)