Lexington, Nebraska is located in the heart of Dawson County and is known for its rural charm and community spirit. The city has a population of around 10,000 people and serves as the county seat. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected directly by voters. The city council consists of five members who are elected from individual wards within Lexington. The current mayor is Jeff Berggren, who was first elected in 2013 and has been re-elected several times since then. Recent initiatives have included improving infrastructure, promoting economic growth, increasing public safety efforts, and providing additional recreational opportunities for residents. Lexington takes great pride in its local politics and many residents regularly vote at the polls to ensure their voices are heard on key issues facing the community.
The political climate in Zip 68850 (Lexington, NE) is strongly conservative.
Dawson County, NE is very conservative. In Dawson County, NE 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dawson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.2%.
Dawson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68850 (Lexington, NE) is strongly conservative.
Lexington, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Dawson County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Lexington 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.
Lexington, 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 68850 (Lexington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $5,551 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $8,979 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)