The city of Broken Bow, NE, is located in central Nebraska and is a small community with a population of about 3,500. There are many local organizations and groups that contribute to the political landscape of the city. Local government in Broken Bow is dedicated to providing services and support for its citizens. The mayor of the city is responsible for appointing members to various boards and commissions, as well as overseeing policy initiatives. The city council meets regularly to discuss issues that affect the local area, such as zoning regulations, infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives, and economic development plans. Local elections happen every two years in November, and they are open to registered voters living within the city limits. Political candidates must be nominated by their party or petitioned onto the ballot by a certain number of signatures from eligible voters in order to qualify for candidacy. In recent years there have been multiple candidates running for office at both the state and federal level representing Broken Bow in Washington DC. Additionally, various special interest groups have formed in order to help shape public opinion on important issues facing the community.
The political climate in Zip 68822 (Broken Bow, NE) is very conservative.
Custer County, NE is very conservative. In Custer County, NE 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.1%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68822 (Broken Bow, NE) is very conservative.
Broken Bow, Nebraska is very conservative.
Custer 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.
Broken Bow, 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 68822 (Broken Bow)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $5,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $18,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)