Kearney, Nebraska is a vibrant city with a population of over 30,000 people. It is the county seat of Buffalo County and home to many diverse businesses and organizations. The city has a local government that serves the needs of its citizens by providing services like public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and recreation programs. The Kearney City Council is made up of seven members elected by the people who serve four-year terms. These representatives work together to make decisions about important issues affecting the city such as economic development, zoning regulations, and budgeting. Additionally, there are several local political committees and organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement in the community. With such active participation in politics by both elected officials and citizens alike, Kearney can be proud to boast a strong sense of civic involvement amongst its residents.
The political climate in Kearney, NE is moderately conservative.
Buffalo County, NE is very conservative. In Buffalo County, NE 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 26.8%.
Buffalo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kearney, NE is moderately conservative.
Buffalo County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Kearney 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.
Kearney, 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 Kearney, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 606 contributions totaling $42,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 373 contributions totaling $86,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)