68071 Winnebago, NE is a small rural town in northeast Nebraska with a close knit community and strong sense of local pride. The politics of the town are primarily focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure, and economic development. There are several active political candidates in the area that are determined to make positive changes for their constituents. Some of these candidates have been advocating for increased investment in public services, higher wages for workers, and more support for small businesses. Other candidates are focusing on environmental protection and reducing taxes to spur economic growth. In addition to these issues, the town's residents are also dedicated to preserving its unique culture and small-town values. All these efforts work together to create an atmosphere of open dialogue and debate among citizens in order to make informed decisions on how best to move forward with their elected representatives.
The political climate in Zip 68071 (Winnebago, NE) is leaning conservative.
Thurston County, NE is leaning conservative. In Thurston County, NE 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 47.2%.
Thurston county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68071 (Winnebago, NE) is leaning conservative.
Winnebago, Nebraska is leaning conservative.
Thurston County, Nebraska is leaning 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.
Winnebago, Nebraska: r d d D 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 68071 (Winnebago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $7,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $11,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)