The small town of Elwood, Nebraska has a population of 68937 people. It is primarily a rural area, and the local government is focused on preserving its traditional values and ways of life. The political atmosphere in Elwood is largely conservative, with many residents believing in limited government involvement. The local political landscape includes candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties who are committed to protecting the rights and interests of their constituents while also striving for progress through sensible policies. In particular, they prioritize encouraging economic development in their community as well as preserving traditional customs like hunting and fishing. In addition, they strongly oppose any form of discrimination or prejudice against any group or individual based on race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious background, or other identities.
The political climate in Zip 68937 (Elwood, NE) is very conservative.
Gosper County, NE is very conservative. In Gosper County, NE 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gosper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.2%.
Gosper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68937 (Elwood, NE) is very conservative.
Elwood, Nebraska is very conservative.
Gosper County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Lexington 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.
Elwood, 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 68937 (Elwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $8,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)