Raymond, NE is a small town with approximately 571 residents as of the last census. It is a rural community that is governed by a mayor and village board. The current mayor is Robert Wilber, who was elected in 2017. He has been praised for his leadership in creating economic development and fostering a sense of community pride within the town. The village board consists of four trustees and one clerk who all work together to ensure the well-being of Raymond's citizens. They are responsible for various initiatives such as budgeting, land use rules, public safety matters, and sewer/water services. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will serve on the village board and to elect a new mayor if necessary. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending meetings or volunteering on campaigns or other organizations related to their interests.
The political climate in Zip 68428 (Raymond, NE) is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, NE is leaning liberal. In Lancaster County, NE 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 44.6%.
Lancaster county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68428 (Raymond, NE) is leaning conservative.
Raymond, Nebraska is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, Nebraska is leaning liberal.
Lincoln Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Raymond, Nebraska: R R d r d d
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 68428 (Raymond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)