Yutan, NE, located in 68073, is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It's well known for its low crime rate and strong sense of community. With so few residents, the main form of local politics is through the Yutan City Council which is comprised of five members elected by the voting public every two years. The council meets monthly to discuss and make decisions on matters that affect the town鈥檚 infrastructure such as budgets and projects. The main issues discussed are related to water supply, road maintenance and local zoning regulations. In recent years there have been some changes in the political landscape with two new candidates vying for a spot on the council in 2021 as part of an effort to bring new ideas and perspectives to Yutan鈥檚 governance. Despite these changes there still remains a strong commitment from all five city council members to ensure that Yutan remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 68073 (Yutan, 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 68073 (Yutan, NE) is very conservative.
Yutan, 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.
Yutan, 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 68073 (Yutan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $34,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $610 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $6,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $834 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)