Valparaiso, NE is a small rural town with a population of about 2,500 people. It is part of Platte County and is represented in the Nebraska Legislature by Senator Dan Quick. Local government decisions are made through an elected board of city officials, including mayor Lou O'Neill and four members of the city council. Elections are held every two years and provide citizens with the opportunity to choose their representatives. Civic engagement is also encouraged through participation in various community events and organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and 4-H Club. Additionally, Valparaiso residents can get involved in local politics by joining political organizations such as the Democratic or Republican Party committees or volunteering for campaigns. Valparaiso's political climate reflects a conservative viewpoint that values fiscal responsibility and limited government intervention in local affairs. The current administration has worked to decrease taxes, support business development, and promote responsible use of natural resources.
The political climate in Zip 68065 (Valparaiso, NE) is very conservative.
Saunders County, NE is very conservative. In Saunders County, NE 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saunders county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.1%.
Saunders county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68065 (Valparaiso, NE) is very conservative.
Valparaiso, Nebraska is very conservative.
Saunders County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Valparaiso, 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 68065 (Valparaiso)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)