Roca, Nebraska is a small city located in Lancaster County of the state of Nebraska. The town holds a special place amongst its citizens as it serves as a quaint little spot for families and friends to enjoy the peacefulness of rural living. With an estimated population of 1,382 people, Roca is home to many different cultures and backgrounds. Although the city does not have its own political representation within the state government, its residents are still active members of their local community when it comes to politics on several issues that affect them. People often come together to discuss current events and share opinions on how their local politicians should be tackling certain topics that are relevant today. Through these conversations, individuals become better educated about different sides of important debates and can make more informed decisions when voting. In this way Roca's strong sense of community allows everyone in the area to have their voice heard on matters that concern them personally.
The political climate in Zip 68430 (Roca, 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 68430 (Roca, NE) is leaning conservative.
Roca, 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.
Roca, 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 68430 (Roca)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,560 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $23,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)