Gering, NE is a small town located in the 69341 zip code area. It has a rich history of politics and local government representation. The city is served by the Gering City Council, which consists of seven members elected to two-year terms in non-partisan elections. The council holds regular meetings to discuss issues such as zoning and land use regulations, public safety ordinances, and budget appropriations. In addition to the city council, Gering residents have access to state representatives at both the Nebraska State Legislature and U.S. Congress. These representatives work hard to ensure that local concerns are addressed on both state and national levels. Ultimately, Gering citizens have access to many avenues for voicing their opinion on civic matters that affect them directly or indirectly.
The political climate in Zip 69341 (Gering, NE) is strongly conservative.
Scotts Bluff County, NE is very conservative. In Scotts Bluff County, NE 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scotts Bluff county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 27.0%.
Scotts Bluff county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 69341 (Gering, NE) is strongly conservative.
Gering, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Scottsbluff Metro Area 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.
Gering, 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 69341 (Gering)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $5,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $11,843 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)