The city of Waterloo, NE is a small town with a population of approximately 745 people. Despite its size, it has an active local government and is home to a number of political organizations. The City Council is responsible for overseeing all municipal matters and making decisions that directly affect the town's citizens. The Mayor serves as the head of the City Council and is elected by its members every two years. Every two years, local residents can vote for their preferred candidate in the mayoral election. Other elected officials include the City Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor and Street Commissioner. There are also representatives from each precinct who serve on various committees that address important issues facing the community such as public safety, land use planning and infrastructure development. In addition to these elected officials, various political organizations exist to help educate citizens about issues facing their town and how they can get involved in their local government.
The political climate in Zip 68069 (Waterloo, NE) is leaning liberal.
Douglas County, NE is somewhat liberal. In Douglas County, NE 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 43.1%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68069 (Waterloo, NE) is leaning liberal.
Waterloo, Nebraska is leaning liberal.
Douglas County, Nebraska is somewhat liberal.
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.
Waterloo, Nebraska: R R d r d D
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 68069 (Waterloo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $7,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $66,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $454 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)