The small rural town of Newman Grove, NE located in zip code 68758 has a population of about 500 people. The local politics in the area are largely driven by traditional values and small-town living. The town is served by an elected board of trustees that makes decisions on behalf of the citizens. Each year local residents have the opportunity to vote for candidates to fill two trustee positions. Residents have the opportunity to become involved with community decisions through attending public meetings or by casting their ballot in elections. In continuing with traditional values, candidates for these positions must be long-term residents who have a deep understanding and commitment to the community. Local elections provide an important chance for citizens to shape their community and ensure it remains vibrant and dedicated to serving its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 68758 (Newman Grove, NE) is very conservative.
Madison County, NE is very conservative. In Madison County, NE 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68758 (Newman Grove, NE) is very conservative.
Newman Grove, Nebraska is very conservative.
Madison County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Norfolk 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.
Newman Grove, 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 68758 (Newman Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)