Garfield, NE County is located in the northeast corner of the state. As part of a rural county, its politics revolve around farming, small business, and local community issues. The county has two main political parties, the Republican and Democratic parties. Both parties strive to represent the interests of their constituents by advocating for policies that benefit their communities. Local elections are held every two years where residents can vote for their representatives in both county and state-level offices. Candidates from both parties work hard to make sure their voices are heard by focusing on issues that matter to them most such as economic growth, education, public safety and environmental protection. In addition to this traditional party politics, Garfield County also has a number of independent organizations that advocate for particular causes or interest groups – such as protecting local wildlife or promoting renewable energy sources. These organizations provide an important service to the community as they ensure that all perspectives are represented when policy decisions are made.
The political climate in Garfield County, NE is very conservative.
In Garfield County, NE 12.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.7% to 12.4%.
Garfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garfield 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.
Garfield, 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 Garfield County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $7,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)