The small town of Sumner, NE, located in Phelps County, does not have a large population. Nonetheless, it is an important part of the local political landscape. Every two years local residents have the opportunity to elect their representatives to serve on the City Council and Board of Trustees. The current political landscape in Sumner is focused on getting the most out of its limited resources. Local politicians are focused on making sure taxes are allocated to provide essential services such as maintaining safe roads and making sure that city buildings are properly maintained. They also work hard to ensure that public funds are not going to waste by being careful with how they spend taxpayer dollars. Additionally, local politicians prioritize the needs of their constituents by making sure that their voices are heard and taken into consideration when decisions need to be made. Sumner's local politics is an important factor in the overall well-being of the town and its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 68878 (Sumner, NE) is very conservative.
Dawson County, NE is very conservative. In Dawson County, NE 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dawson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.2%.
Dawson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68878 (Sumner, NE) is very conservative.
Sumner, Nebraska is very conservative.
Dawson County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Lexington Metro Area is very 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.
Sumner, 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 68878 (Sumner)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $5,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)