Ogallala, NE is a city located in Keith County, in the state of Nebraska. Located on the North Platte River, Ogallala is known for its historical sites like the Cowboy Trail and Boot Hill Cemetery. Its small population of just under 4,700 people makes it an ideal place to visit and explore. Politically speaking, Ogallala is represented by Senator Tom Brewer of District 43 in the Nebraska Legislature as well as Representatives Tony Vargas and Steve Halloran in the U.S. House of Representatives. On the local level, Ogallala residents have access to several city government officials such as Mayor Kenneth Braithwait, City Clerk Vicki Rappl and City Treasurer Marla Lippold-Bacon who serve in city offices handling everything from budgeting to planning and zoning issues. The City Council of Ogallala meets monthly to discuss policy matters that affect the community as a whole. All citizens are welcome to attend these meetings which aim to keep everyone informed about important changes taking place in their town.
The political climate in Ogallala, NE is strongly conservative.
Keith County, NE is very conservative. In Keith County, NE 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Keith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.5%.
Keith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ogallala, NE is strongly conservative.
Keith County, Nebraska 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.
Ogallala, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Ogallala, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $3,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $4,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)