The city of Leigh, NE (68643) is a small rural town located in the midwest with a population of approximatley 1,000. It is known for its friendly community and laid-back lifestyle. Although it is not a major political hub, it does have an active and engaged population that participates in local politics and makes their voices heard. Since the 2016 presidential election, the citizens of Leigh have become more involved in the democratic process and many are eager to learn more about their local representatives. The local level politicians who represent Leigh residents are committed to improving the quality of life for everyone in the community and have made strides towards sustainability, economic development, and public safety initiatives. Residents may participate by showing up to events hosted by their state representatives or immersing themselves in community conversations around local political issues. In this way, Leigh residents remain active participants in local politics as they work to make positive changes within their city and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 68643 (Leigh, NE) is very conservative.
Colfax County, NE is very conservative. In Colfax County, NE 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colfax county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.5%.
Colfax county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68643 (Leigh, NE) is very conservative.
Leigh, Nebraska is very conservative.
Colfax 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.
Leigh, 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 68643 (Leigh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)