The small town of Thedford, NE (zip code 69166) is an unincorporated area that lies in the southwest corner of Nebraska. Political representation in this area is largely provided by the state government with elected officials representing their constituents in the state capital. However, there are also local representatives who provide leadership and guidance to the citizens of Thedford. These representatives include a mayor, city council members, and a school board member. The Mayor serves as a leader for the city while also advocating for policies that benefit all residents of Thedford. City Council Members oversee and approve ordinances, zoning laws, and other pertinent issues such as budgeting and public works projects. Finally, the School Board Member ensures that public funds are spent responsibly on public education services such as transportation and curriculum development. In addition to these representatives, Thedford's citizens can also participate in advisory boards for specific topics related to their community. This allows constituents to have input on policy decisions before they are voted on by elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 69166 (Thedford, NE) is very conservative.
Thomas County, NE is very conservative. In Thomas County, NE 10.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thomas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.3% to 10.5%.
Thomas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 69166 (Thedford, NE) is very conservative.
Thedford, Nebraska is very conservative.
Thomas 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.
Thedford, 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 69166 (Thedford)
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 42 contributions totaling $3,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)