Rockford, Nebraska is a small town nestled in the hills of the Midwest. The town has a population of approximately 3,000 people and sits just outside of Lincoln. As a small community, Rockford has limited options when it comes to local politics. The city council consists of six elected members who serve four-year terms and are primarily responsible for setting policy and creating legislation that affects the residents of the community. Additionally, they appoint the mayor who oversees day-to-day operations and keeps the city running smoothly. Every two years Rockford residents have an opportunity to cast their ballot for candidates running for these positions in both state and local elections. Popular issues during election season include topics such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, taxes, education reform, and environmental protection. Residents in Rockford are passionate about supporting their community and take pride in maintaining its rich history while continuing to grow into the future.
The political climate in Rockford, NE is strongly conservative.
Gage County, NE is very conservative. In Gage County, NE 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 30.4%.
Gage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockford, NE is strongly conservative.
Gage County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Beatrice 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.
Rockford, 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 Rockford, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 414 contributions totaling $24,468 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 286 contributions totaling $44,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)