Neligh, NE is a small town located in Antelope County with a population of 1,596 according to the 2020 census. The local political candidates that currently represent Neligh are Mayor Dennis Brown and City Council members John Bressler, Terry Dvorak, David Dozler, and Jeff Koehler. Mayor Brown has worked hard to keep taxes low and maintain the quality of life for all citizens of Neligh. The city council strives to ensure all citizens have access to the basic services they need and deserve by fostering an environment that encourages economic development. With a focus on public safety, the council also works hard to keep crime levels low within the community. Overall, local politics in Neligh reflect an overall commitment to creating a safe and prosperous environment for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 68756 (Neligh, NE) is strongly conservative.
Antelope County, NE is very conservative. In Antelope County, NE 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Antelope county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.2% to 12.6%.
Antelope county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68756 (Neligh, NE) is strongly conservative.
Neligh, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Antelope 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.
Neligh, 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 68756 (Neligh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,766 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)