Waverly, NE is a small town located in 68462 in Lancaster County. It has a rich political history and today the local politics are still very active and diverse. The main political parties represented in Waverly are the Democratic and Republican parties. The citizens of Waverly have recently elected several new representatives into office, many of whom are dedicated to helping the community grow and improve. These representatives strive to work together to make sure that everyone's voices are heard and their interests are represented at all levels of government. The most pressing issues facing Waverly include education reform, economic development, and environmental protection. Through initiatives like the Mayor’s Small Business Council, community task forces, and public forums citizens can get involved with local government to actively engage with their elected officials on these important topics.
The political climate in Zip 68462 (Waverly, NE) is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, NE is leaning liberal. In Lancaster County, NE 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 44.6%.
Lancaster county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68462 (Waverly, NE) is leaning conservative.
Waverly, Nebraska is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, Nebraska is leaning liberal.
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.
Waverly, 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 68462 (Waverly)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 219 contributions totaling $27,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $6,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)