The small town of Venango, NE (population 69168) is known for its vibrant political activity. Venango is part of Knox County and is represented in the state legislature by Senators Paul Schumacher, Steve Halloran and Sue Crawford. All three have earned a reputation as being responsive to their constituents and are eager to work together to ensure that local needs are met. The county also has a Board of Supervisors, which meets regularly to discuss pressing issues that affect the community. Every two years, residents are able to cast their votes in local elections for local candidates who represent their interests at a higher level of government. In addition, the city holds several special events throughout the year which provide an excellent opportunity for citizens to engage with their elected representatives in person and form relationships with them over time. These events allow residents to get more involved in the politics of Venango, NE and make sure that their voices are heard on all issues, both big and small.
The political climate in Zip 69168 (Venango, NE) is very conservative.
Perkins County, NE is very conservative. In Perkins County, NE 12.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 12.9%.
Perkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 69168 (Venango, NE) is very conservative.
Venango, Nebraska is very conservative.
Perkins County, Nebraska 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.
Venango, 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 zip 69168 (Venango)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)