The politics of Butte, NE (68722) are shaped by the values and beliefs of its citizens. With a population of just over 1,000 people, many of the local political decisions are made by consensus among the residents. Locally elected positions include Mayor, City Council Members and School Board Members. These officials work together to create policies that best reflect the values and needs of the community. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending City Council meetings or volunteering with organizations such as the Butte Community Foundation or Butte Alliance for Local Economic Development. By participating in these activities, citizens can ensure their voice is heard and their opinions taken into account when decisions affecting their community are being made.
The political climate in Zip 68722 (Butte, NE) is very conservative.
Boyd County, NE is very conservative. In Boyd County, NE 11.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boyd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.4% to 11.7%.
Boyd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68722 (Butte, NE) is very conservative.
Butte, Nebraska is very conservative.
Boyd 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.
Butte, 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 68722 (Butte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $621 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)