Lorton, Nebraska is a small town located in Nance County with a population of just over 300 people. The small size of the town does not mean that politics are absent from its landscape; rather, it means that the local government has a greater ability to affect the lives of its citizens. The town's mayor is currently Robert Humpal, and he is responsible for setting the agenda and managing the budget for the town. In addition to the mayor, Lorton also has four council members who serve on the board and help make decisions about policy matters. These council members include Keith Heinsen, Rita Miller, Jack Thiesen and Mike Gudahl. All of these elected officials strive to create an open atmosphere for citizens to express their opinions and participate in local government.
The political climate in Zip 68382 (Lorton, NE) is very conservative.
Otoe County, NE is very conservative. In Otoe County, NE 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otoe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.6% to 29.8%.
Otoe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68382 (Lorton, NE) is very conservative.
Lorton, Nebraska is very conservative.
Otoe 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.
Lorton, 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 68382 (Lorton)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)