Falls City, Nebraska is a small city in Richardson County, with an estimated population of 2,838 according to the 2018 Census. It has a rich history and politics that are important to its citizens. The people of Falls City have always taken an active role in their local politics which is evidenced by their willingness to elect local representatives. The current mayor of Falls City is Tom Blomstedt who was elected in 2016 and re-elected for his second term in 2020. The City Council consists of five members: two at-large members representing the entire city, as well as three ward representatives representing specific areas within the city. All Council members are elected by popular vote every four years. Recently, there was much discussion surrounding the proposed Falls City Recreation and Aquatic Center project which faced financial challenges but was ultimately approved by the City Council in 2019. This project serves as a testament to Falls City鈥檚 commitment to community building and engaging its citizens in local decision making processes.
The political climate in Zip 68355 (Falls City, NE) is strongly conservative.
Richardson County, NE is very conservative. In Richardson County, NE 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richardson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Richardson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68355 (Falls City, NE) is strongly conservative.
Falls City, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Richardson County, Nebraska is very 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.
Falls City, 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 68355 (Falls City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $615 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $679,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $9,055 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)