The small town of Laurel, Nebraska (zip code 68745) is an area with a population of just over 4,000 people. The town has a mayor-council form of government and is served by six council members. Local elections are held annually to decide who will be elected to the office of mayor and each one of the councilmember positions. In recent years, the citizens of Laurel have come together on issues such as economic development, education reform and public safety. Residents also take part in various volunteer activities and initiatives to improve the quality of life for all in the small community. By working together, the residents have been able to make a positive change in their town and ensure that it remains a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 68745 (Laurel, NE) is very conservative.
Cedar County, NE is very conservative. In Cedar County, NE 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cedar county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 14.5%.
Cedar county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68745 (Laurel, NE) is very conservative.
Laurel, Nebraska is very conservative.
Cedar 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.
Laurel, 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 68745 (Laurel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)