The city of Norfolk, NE (68701) is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Josh Moenning, who was re-elected in 2019 and will serve until 2023. The Norfolk City Council consists of nine members, all elected to four-year terms on a nonpartisan basis. The council meets twice a month at the City Hall in downtown Norfolk to discuss local issues such as public safety, infrastructure, housing, economic development and more. In addition to the mayor and council members, the city also has a number of appointed citizens who serve on committees that provide input and advice to the city. One example is the Planning Commission which advises the city council on zoning issues and other matters related to land use and economic development. Additionally, there are three school boards in Norfolk: Northside Public School Board, Southside Public School Board and Midtown Public School Board. These boards oversee the education of students within their districts.
Norfolk residents take an active role in civic engagement with public meetings held throughout the year where citizens can voice their opinions and concerns directly to local officials. Engagement with political candidates is also important for choosing those who best represent their values at both local and state levels. Active participation from citizens helps ensure that Norfolk's government remains accountable to its people and continues to be responsive to their needs.
The political climate in Zip 68701 (Norfolk, NE) is strongly 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 68701 (Norfolk, NE) is strongly conservative.
Norfolk, Nebraska is strongly 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.
Norfolk, 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 68701 (Norfolk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 352 contributions totaling $30,353 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 314 contributions totaling $108,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)