Riverdale, NE is a small city in the Midwestern United States with an estimated population of 2,500 people. The politics in Riverdale are generally moderate to conservative, and prioritise issues that matter to the local community, such as education funding and economic development. Local elections are held every two years and these elections typically feature candidates from both major political parties – Republican and Democratic. The candidates often discuss topics such as health care reform, government spending, tax rates and other local issues. In recent years, there has been a push from local citizens for more bipartisan initiatives and greater transparency in public affairs. Ultimately, it is up to the individual residents of Riverdale to decide who will represent them in their local government.
The political climate in Riverdale, NE is very conservative.
Buffalo County, NE is very conservative. In Buffalo County, NE 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 26.8%.
Buffalo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverdale, NE is very conservative.
Buffalo County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Kearney 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.
Riverdale, 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 Riverdale, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 291 contributions totaling $30,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $62,202 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)