In 68945 Heartwell, NE, politics are an important part of the community. Although the population in this small town is relatively small, there are still local political candidates that are running for office. Every year, residents come together to elect representatives that best represent their interests. This year a number of candidates have voiced their intentions to run for office and will be vying for the attention of the local voters. The citizens of 68945 Heartwell take pride in having a direct say in who represents them at all levels, from local government officials to state and national representatives. By taking part in the democratic process, they ensure that their values and beliefs are heard on a larger scale.
The political climate in Zip 68945 (Heartwell, NE) is very conservative.
Kearney County, NE is very conservative. In Kearney County, NE 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kearney county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 19.4%.
Kearney county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68945 (Heartwell, NE) is very conservative.
Heartwell, Nebraska is very conservative.
Kearney County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Kearney 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.
Heartwell, 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 68945 (Heartwell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)