Barneston, NE is a small rural town located in the midwest region of the United States. The town has a long history of being politically active with local residents engaging in meaningful dialogues and debates about current issues. Locally elected officials tend to be community-minded individuals who are highly respected by their constituents. They strive to make the best decisions for everyone, without political parties pushing agendas or special interests getting involved. Each day, more people are becoming engaged in the political process in Barneston, NE and working together to create a better future for all.
The political climate in Barneston, NE is strongly 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
Barneston, NE is strongly 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.
Barneston, 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 Barneston, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $953 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $600 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)