The politics of 68649 North Bend, NE are largely dominated by the Republican Party. The town is located in Dodge County, which has voted consistently for Republican candidates in statewide and national elections since 2004. In the 2016 Presidential Election, Donald Trump received a higher percentage of votes here than Hillary Clinton. Though North Bend is small and rural, it is part of a state that experiences significant political discourse. Nebraska lawmakers recently introduced legislation designed to reduce taxes on individuals while also balancing the state budget. They also discussed several initiatives to promote economic development and job growth throughout the state. As such, the local government pays close attention to how their decisions may affect citizens living in North Bend and other rural communities across Nebraska.
The political climate in Zip 68649 (North Bend, NE) is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, NE is very conservative. In Dodge County, NE 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68649 (North Bend, NE) is strongly conservative.
North Bend, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Fremont 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.
North Bend, 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 68649 (North Bend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)