Nelson, Nebraska, is a small community located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a long-established history as an agricultural hub for the area. Despite its rural roots, Nelson has become increasingly political over the years. The town is home to several political action committees and organizations such as the Nelson Community Political Action Committee (NCPAC), which focuses on local issues such as taxes, public safety, and education. Residents of 68961 Nelson also have access to a variety of resources regarding state and national politics, including voting records and contact information for elected officials. As Nelson continues to grow and change over time, so too does its political landscape and involvement in higher-level issues.
The political climate in Zip 68961 (Nelson, NE) is very conservative.
Nuckolls County, NE is very conservative. In Nuckolls County, NE 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nuckolls county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 17.7%.
Nuckolls county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68961 (Nelson, NE) is very conservative.
Nelson, Nebraska is very conservative.
Nuckolls 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.
Nelson, 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 68961 (Nelson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 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)