The political climate of 68981 Upland, NE is largely determined by the local government and its various elected officials. Currently, the mayor of Upland, NE is Gary Smith, who has been in office since 2011. The city council is responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of residents within Upland and consists of four members; Mark Johnson, John Jones, Jennifer Lopez and Joe White. All four members have been on the city council for a number of years and are committed to making Upland a great place to live. In addition to these municipal leaders, there are also many state representatives from 68981 who work closely with constituents to ensure that their needs are met. From education and public safety initiatives to infrastructure improvements, these representatives work tirelessly to make sure that everyone in Upland benefits from their efforts.
The political climate in Zip 68981 (Upland, NE) is very conservative.
Franklin County, NE is very conservative. In Franklin County, NE 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 16.0%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68981 (Upland, NE) is very conservative.
Upland, Nebraska is very conservative.
Franklin 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.
Upland, 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 68981 (Upland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 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)