In 69101 North Platte, Nebraska, politics are a major part of the community. Elected officials from the local to state level are responsible for making decisions that affect everyone in the city. The political landscape in North Platte is dominated by Republicans and Democrats, with an independent candidate running for office here and there. Local issues such as public safety, education, infrastructure, and economic development are all influenced by the politicians in power. Residents of 69101 North Platte are always encouraged to get involved and educate themselves on the various candidates running for office each election cycle so they can make informed decisions about who will best represent their needs and interests.
The political climate in Zip 69101 (North Platte, NE) is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, NE is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NE 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 21.5%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 69101 (North Platte, NE) is strongly conservative.
North Platte, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, Nebraska is very conservative.
North Platte 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 Platte, 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 69101 (North Platte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 568 contributions totaling $21,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 221 contributions totaling $34,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)