Sutton, NE is a small town located in Seward County. It has a long history of small-town politics and values that have kept the community closely knit for generations. While there are no local political candidates currently running, the town is represented at the state level by Senator Bob Krist and Representative Mike Hilgers who have both served in their current positions since 2015. The residents of Sutton take an active role in deciding what laws and regulations will be passed, as well as taking action to get their voice heard on issues that matter most to them. In addition to representing the town at the state government level, many residents come together regularly to discuss local issues such as education reform, infrastructure improvements, and economic growth. Overall, Sutton has a strong sense of identity when it comes to its politics and will continue to do so going forward.
The political climate in Zip 68979 (Sutton, NE) is very conservative.
Clay County, NE is very conservative. In Clay County, NE 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68979 (Sutton, NE) is very conservative.
Sutton, Nebraska is very conservative.
Clay 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.
Sutton, 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 68979 (Sutton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $1,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $8,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)