Garden County is located in Nebraska and has a vibrant political atmosphere. The county is represented in the state legislature by two senators and three representatives who are all elected by the people of Garden County. Additionally, county-level politics are handled through a governing board of five commissioners who enact county-wide policies. These commissioners are responsible for allocating resources to local schools and public safety services, as well as maintaining roads and parks. Local elections are held every two years, affording citizens the opportunity to select candidates that best represent their values and interests. The residents of Garden County take pride in their voice in the political process, participating actively through voting and attending meetings held by local politicians to discuss important issues.
The political climate in Garden County, NE is very conservative.
In Garden County, NE 13.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garden county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.4%.
Garden county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garden County, NE is very conservative.
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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.
Garden, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Garden County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $1,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $6,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)