Lewis, NE is a small rural town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of only about 500 people and is home to many small family farms. Despite its small size, politics plays an important role in the town of Lewis. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and three council members, who together make up the governing body of Lewis. Each election brings with it various local issues that must be addressed by the candidates running for office. Recently, taxes have been on the minds of many residents as they try to provide for their families while keeping taxes low. Many other local issues also come into play during election season such as education, infrastructure, and public safety. No matter what party you identify with or what your political views may be, having an informed voice in local politics is an important part of making sure your community gets the representation it needs and deserves.
The political climate in Lewis, NE is very conservative.
Clay County, NE is very conservative. In Clay County, NE 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewis, NE is very conservative.
Clay County, Nebraska 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.
Lewis, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Lewis, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $1,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 166 contributions totaling $9,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)