Bryan, NE is a small city located in southeastern Nebraska. Despite its small size, it is an important part of the political landscape of the state. The city is served by a mayor and five city council members who work together to ensure the city runs smoothly and effectively. The current mayor is Jim Romanowski, who was elected in 2020, and his team of city council members focus their efforts on creating an environment where citizens can live comfortably and businesses can thrive. In addition to their local government roles, Bryan's representatives also serve in the Nebraska State Legislature. They are actively involved in advocating for legislation that protects the interests of their constituents while adhering to state laws. Through their efforts, they are able to create positive change within their community and beyond.
The political climate in Bryan, NE is somewhat 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
Bryan, NE is somewhat 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.
Bryan, 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 Bryan, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 356 contributions totaling $6,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $9,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)