McPherson County in Nebraska is known for its small-town charm and tight-knit community. Politically, the county leans conservative; most of its voters have recently supported Republican candidates in both state and national elections. In particular, McPherson County has traditionally elected conservative county commissioners to represent their interests in local government. These commissioners are responsible for setting the county’s budget, creating policies to protect the health and safety of residents, and ensuring that public services are properly maintained. Additionally, the county is part of a larger legislative district represented by a state senator chosen by local voters. The senator has wide-reaching powers over decisions that affect all Nebraskans, from taxes to public education to healthcare reform. Residents can participate more directly in local politics by voting in school board elections or attending city council meetings where important decisions are made each year regarding the future of the small towns scattered across McPherson County.
The political climate in McPherson County, NE is very conservative.
In McPherson County, NE 5.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 91.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 91.1% to 5.6%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McPherson County, NE is very conservative.
North Platte 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.
McPherson, 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 McPherson County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)