The small town of Blackbird, NE is a close-knit rural community that prides itself on traditional values and local pride. The political atmosphere in Blackbird is very much rooted in the traditions of the past. There is an emphasis on fiscal responsibility, and most residents believe that government should be kept out of their private lives. While there are no local political candidates running for office at this time, it is clear that their values and beliefs will be expressed when elections come around. Residents here are passionate about protecting their community and keeping it a safe place to live. Overall, politics in Blackbird, NE has always been centered on traditional values and fiscal responsibility.
The political climate in Blackbird, NE is leaning conservative.
Thurston County, NE is leaning conservative. In Thurston County, NE 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 47.2%.
Thurston county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blackbird, NE is leaning conservative.
Thurston County, Nebraska is leaning 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.
Blackbird, Nebraska: r d d D 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 Blackbird, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $7,582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $16,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,485 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)