Gretna, Nebraska is a small city located in the southeastern region of the state. The city has a long history of local politics, with many citizens getting involved in elections and voicing their opinions on various issues. In recent years, Gretna has seen an influx of new residents who are eager to make their voices heard in local politics. This has led to increased voter registration numbers and a more diverse political landscape than ever before. The current mayor of Gretna is Joe Stutheit, who was elected in 2020 after running against two other candidates in the election. Since taking office, Mayor Stutheit has made it a priority to ensure that all citizens feel represented and heard when it comes to local politics. He has been vocal about advocating for improvements in education and infrastructure, as well as creating policies that will help keep taxes low for residents while encouraging economic growth within the city limits.
The political climate in Gretna, NE is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, NE is somewhat conservative. In Sarpy County, NE 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarpy county remained strongly Republican, 54.0% to 42.8%.
Sarpy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gretna, NE is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, Nebraska is somewhat conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area 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.
Gretna, 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 Gretna, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $5,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $125,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $467 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)