68059 Springfield, Nebraska is a small rural community with a population of just over 3,000 people. It has a rich history of involvement in local politics and civic engagement. In recent years, the town has seen an increase in interest in various political issues and initiatives. The local government is composed of seven members from the City Council who are elected for four-year terms by the residents of Springfield. This governing body works together to make decisions about issues such as taxation, infrastructure development, public safety and other key topics that have an impact on the quality of life for Springfield's citizens. Each election cycle provides voters with a chance to elect their representatives and ensure that their voices are heard on important matters that affect their community. Local candidates regularly take part in debates and forums to inform voters about their stances on various topics and policies in order to ensure that they are well aware of all the options available to them when it comes time to cast their ballots.
The political climate in Zip 68059 (Springfield, NE) is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, NE is somewhat conservative. In Sarpy County, NE 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarpy county remained strongly Republican, 54.0% to 42.8%.
Sarpy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68059 (Springfield, NE) is somewhat conservative.
Springfield, Nebraska is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, Nebraska is somewhat conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Springfield, 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 68059 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $15,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $52,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)