Located in Custer County, Nebraska, the small town of 68874 Sargent is known for its rural farming community and friendly atmosphere. Though it does not have a large population, the people of 68874 Sargent take pride in their hometown and actively participate in local politics. The Mayor of the town is currently Tom Smith and sits alongside six other members on the city council. A number of political issues are discussed at council meetings such as tax regulations, zoning regulations, infrastructure planning, budgeting and public services. The citizens of 68874 Sargent come together to voice their opinions during these meetings and help shape the future of their town.
The political climate in Zip 68874 (Sargent, NE) is very conservative.
Custer County, NE is very conservative. In Custer County, NE 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.1%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68874 (Sargent, NE) is very conservative.
Sargent, Nebraska is very conservative.
Custer 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.
Sargent, 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 68874 (Sargent)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $97 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)