Bertrand, Nebraska is a small town with a population of less than 500 people. Politics in Bertrand are generally seen to be a nonpartisan affair, with residents electing representatives to local committees and offices who work together to help maintain the community. Every couple years during the election season, residents come together to select local political candidates to represent them on city and county boards. Candidates often come from within the same family networks, giving the town an atmosphere of familiarity and trust. However, they also strive to bring fresh perspectives to their positions and ensure that the needs of all members of the community are met. With these elected officials at the helm, Bertrand continues to thrive as a tight-knit rural town where its citizens can rely on each other for help and ensure that their voices are heard in local government.
The political climate in Bertrand, NE is strongly conservative.
Phelps County, NE is very conservative. In Phelps County, NE 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phelps county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 15.0%.
Phelps county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bertrand, NE is strongly conservative.
Phelps 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.
Bertrand, 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 Bertrand, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)