Valentine, Nebraska is a small town located in the heart of the state. It is known for its quaint atmosphere and close-knit community. Politics in Valentine are handled by the city council, which consists of five members who are elected to serve two-year terms. The City Council meets every other month to discuss and vote on important matters affecting the town. Issues discussed include things like budgets, zoning, ordinances, public safety, and infrastructure projects. The mayor of Valentine also serves as a member of the city council and is responsible for presiding over the meetings as well as representing the town at various functions. Valentine citizens can get involved in local politics by attending city council meetings and voicing their opinions on important issues. They can also learn more about local candidates running for office by attending candidate forums or listening to speeches at campaign rallies.
The political climate in Valentine, NE is strongly conservative.
Cherry County, NE is very conservative. In Cherry County, NE 11.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.0% to 11.4%.
Cherry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valentine, NE is strongly conservative.
Cherry 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.
Valentine, 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 Valentine, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,871 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $16,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)