Broken Bow, Nebraska is a small town with a population of 3,559 according to the 2018 US census. It is located in the south central part of the state in Custer County and is known for its scenic beauty. Broken Bow is a politically diverse community and home to both Democrats and Republicans. The local political scene has been dominated by the Republican Party since 1996 when it won all seven seats on the city council. In recent years, local elections have seen more involvement from independent candidates who are looking to shake up politics in Broken Bow. The current mayor, Steve Goodall, was first elected in 2016 as an independent candidate. He has worked hard to bring different voices and perspectives to the table while also focusing on important issues such as job growth and economic development. Overall, the people of Broken Bow feel that their leaders are working together to create a better future for their community.
The political climate in Broken Bow, NE is strongly conservative.
Custer County, NE is very conservative. In Custer County, NE 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.1%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Broken Bow, NE is strongly conservative.
Custer 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.
Broken Bow, 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 Broken Bow, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $5,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $18,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)