68873 St. Paul, NE is a small rural community located in the Midwest. Politically, this area has historically been Republican, with the majority of voters traditionally casting their ballots for this party. The local GOP has held several important offices including state senator and representatives in both chambers of the Nebraska Legislature. Although there have been some changes in recent years, Republicans still hold a majority of seats in St. Paul's government. There are also several non-partisan organizations that focus on issues facing the community such as poverty reduction and economic growth. These groups provide educational opportunities and resources to those living in and around St. Paul and help create an informed electorate that can make informed decisions when it comes to electing officials who will best represent their interests.
The political climate in Zip 68873 (St. Paul, NE) is very conservative.
Howard County, NE is very conservative. In Howard County, NE 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 18.5%.
Howard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68873 (St. Paul, NE) is very conservative.
St. Paul, Nebraska is very conservative.
Howard County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Grand Island 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.
St. Paul, 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 68873 (St. Paul)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $2,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $2,306 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)