Wood River, NE is a small town in Hall County. The town has a population of about 1,500 people and is known for its friendly community and rural atmosphere. Local politics in Wood River are led by the Mayor and Town Council. Elections are held every two years for both local offices. While there are no names of current political candidates, campaigns generally focus on issues such as economic development, infrastructure maintenance, and public safety. Although the town is relatively small, the government takes steps to ensure that all residents have a voice in their local government by holding regular meetings and encouraging community participation in decision-making processes. Local politicians strive to make sure that Wood River remains a safe and vibrant place to live for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 68883 (Wood River, NE) is very conservative.
Hall County, NE is very conservative. In Hall County, NE 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.4%.
Hall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68883 (Wood River, NE) is very conservative.
Wood River, Nebraska is very conservative.
Hall County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Grand Island Metro Area is very 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.
Wood River, 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 68883 (Wood River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $2,710 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $3,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)