South Bend, NE is a small town in the state of Nebraska with a population of roughly 1,000 people. While its size may seem small, South Bend has an active local political scene and is home to several elected representatives. The local government works hard to provide services and resources to the community and ensure that the town runs smoothly. South Bend’s current mayor is Ben Smith who was elected in 2020 and is currently serving his first term in office. Other members of the local government include various city council members who are responsible for representing the people of South Bend in matters related to policy and budgeting. In addition, there are many other organizations such as school boards and planning commissions that work to provide services and improve quality of life for residents of South Bend.
The political climate in South Bend, NE is strongly conservative.
Cass County, NE is very conservative. In Cass County, NE 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.0% to 30.9%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Bend, NE is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Nebraska is very 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.
South Bend, 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 South Bend, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 157 contributions totaling $9,059 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $15,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)