Osceola, NE is a small town located in 68651 zip code. It is the county seat of Polk County and has a rich history of both political and non-political activities. The local government consists of five elected officials including a mayor, four city council members, and a clerk-treasurer. The local politics are relatively quiet but focus on issues such as public safety, economic development, environmental protection, education, and healthcare. Although there are currently no specific local political candidates running in Osceola, the citizens are engaged in important conversations about the future of their community. From the annual county fair to the monthly town hall meetings, these conversations are vital to Osceola's continued growth and success.
The political climate in Zip 68651 (Osceola, NE) is very conservative.
Polk County, NE is very conservative. In Polk County, NE 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 18.4%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68651 (Osceola, NE) is very conservative.
Osceola, Nebraska is very conservative.
Polk 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.
Osceola, 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 68651 (Osceola)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 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)