Staplehurst, NE is a small rural town located in the Midwestern United States. Despite its size, it has a vibrant political culture. Residents of Staplehurst are passionate about local politics and often have strong opinions on current events and public policies. The town is served by several local offices, including a mayor, city council members, and school board members. These officials all work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met. In addition to these elected representatives, there are many non-partisan groups in Staplehurst that advocate for various causes ranging from education reform to environmental protection. All of these efforts contribute to the unique political culture of Staplehurst and help shape the future of this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Zip 68439 (Staplehurst, NE) is very conservative.
Seward County, NE is very conservative. In Seward County, NE 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.6% to 26.5%.
Seward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68439 (Staplehurst, NE) is very conservative.
Staplehurst, Nebraska is very conservative.
Seward County, Nebraska is very conservative.
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.
Staplehurst, 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 68439 (Staplehurst)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)