Blakely is a small town located in Nebraska, USA. Though it is a small town, it is still home to important political issues. Despite its size, the citizens of Blakely take political matters seriously and are actively engaged in local politics. The majority of Blakely's residents are members of the Republican party and their representatives are always looking out for their interests. In recent elections, local candidates have promoted initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for all citizens in the community. They have also advocated for improved infrastructure including roads, parks and other public spaces that make life better for everyone living in Blakely. Overall, politics in Blakely remain an important part of community life and the people of this town recognize how important it is to stay involved and informed about political activities.
The political climate in Blakely, NE is very conservative.
Gage County, NE is very conservative. In Gage County, NE 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 30.4%.
Gage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blakely, NE is very conservative.
Gage County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Beatrice 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.
Blakely, 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 Blakely, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 209 contributions totaling $12,309 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $22,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)