The small town of Oconto, NE (68860) is part of the state's larger political system but narrowly focused in its directions. With a population of roughly one thousand people, the town鈥檚 politics are often shaped by local initiatives and interests. There is no public record of the local political candidates or their campaigns, as those running for office must live within the boundaries of Oconto and any campaigning would be conducted on a smaller scale than in larger cities. The town's citizens are generally engaged in civic life and take pride in their representation at both the local and state level. Residents are likely to take part in civil discussions about important issues facing their community, from taxes to infrastructure projects. Overall, Oconto鈥檚 politics may not be as visible or noisy as those in other parts of Nebraska but they still have an impact on how decisions are made and how resources are allocated within this small rural community.
The political climate in Zip 68860 (Oconto, NE) is very conservative.
Custer County, NE is very conservative. In Custer County, NE 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.1%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68860 (Oconto, NE) is very conservative.
Oconto, Nebraska is very conservative.
Custer 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.
Oconto, 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 68860 (Oconto)
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 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)