Homer, Nebraska is a small town of around 1,000 people located in the southeast part of the state. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of community spirit. Although Homer is a small town, it has an important role to play in local politics. Each year citizens come together to elect representatives for their city council, county commission, and school board. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of all residents in Homer and surrounding areas. They work hard to ensure that the best possible outcomes are achieved for both current and future generations. Local elections provide a chance for citizens to make their voices heard and be involved in the decision-making process of their community.
The political climate in Homer, NE is moderately conservative.
Dakota County, NE is moderately conservative. In Dakota County, NE 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.3%.
Dakota county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Homer, NE is moderately conservative.
Dakota County, Nebraska is moderately conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Homer, 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 Homer, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)