Sidney, Nebraska, located in 69162, is a small town with a strong sense of community. While the population of Sidney is relatively small compared to other cities and towns nearby, its politics are active and vibrant. On issues ranging from city ordinances to state-wide initiatives, local residents make sure their voices are heard. In recent years, a number of local candidates for all levels of government have come forth and attracted attention from members of the community. It's clear that the citizens of Sidney take part in an engaged democracy that allows them to shape their future and be part of the political process.
The political climate in Zip 69162 (Sidney, NE) is strongly conservative.
Cheyenne County, NE is very conservative. In Cheyenne County, NE 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cheyenne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.9%.
Cheyenne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 69162 (Sidney, NE) is strongly conservative.
Sidney, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Cheyenne 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.
Sidney, 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 69162 (Sidney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $3,206 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $7,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)