Gosper County, Nebraska is a rural area in central Nebraska. It has a population of just under 5,000 people and is made up of small cities and towns as well as rural areas with farms and ranches. Politically, Gosper County leans conservatively, with Republican candidates typically receiving more votes than Democratic candidates. Local politicians focus on issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. In recent years, the county has seen a renewed focus on local businesses and agricultural initiatives which have provided some economic gain for the area. The local government also works to improve access to public services and healthcare for all residents in the county. Overall, politics in Gosper County are focused on finding solutions that will benefit everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Gosper County, NE is very conservative.
In Gosper County, NE 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gosper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.2%.
Gosper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gosper County, NE is very conservative.
Lexington 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.
Gosper, 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 Gosper County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $8,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $3,581 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)