Pender, Nebraska is a small town located in Thurston County. Despite its small size, Pender is an active and engaged community. The town has a strong sense of civic pride and many citizens are committed to advocating for the well-being of their community. Local politics in Pender involve a range of issues including economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. The town council meets regularly to discuss local issues and consider possible solutions. Additionally, citizens can participate in local government by attending meetings or volunteering on committees that address specific topics of concern. Pender residents have a long history of being motivated to make meaningful changes in their town and take pride in their dedication to improving the quality of life for everyone living there.
The political climate in Pender, 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
Pender, 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.
Pender, 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 Pender, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)