Gothenburg, Nebraska is a small rural town with an estimated population of 3,064 people. The city government is run by a mayor and six city council members who are elected to three-year terms. Gothenburg has a strong tradition of democratic political involvement and encourages participation in the electoral process by its citizens. Local issues are important to many residents, and in recent years the focus has been on economic development, infrastructure improvements, and fiscal responsibility. Community involvement in the decision-making process helps ensure that Gothenburg’s best interests are being served. A number of local political candidates have presented their platforms to the community over the years, advocating for various causes while also providing support to their constituents. Residents of Gothenburg take pride in knowing that their opinions matter and that they can help shape the future of their hometown through their votes.
The political climate in Gothenburg, NE is strongly conservative.
Dawson County, NE is very conservative. In Dawson County, NE 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dawson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.2%.
Dawson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gothenburg, NE is strongly conservative.
Dawson County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Lexington 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.
Gothenburg, 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 Gothenburg, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $3,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $30,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)