Clarks, NE is a small town located in the northeast corner of Nebraska. The town has an estimated population of around 686 people and is an active community with local politics that are important to the residents. There are several political candidates from the area who serve in government positions, including county supervisors, city council members, and state representatives. These local officials work hard to ensure that Clarks remains a vibrant and welcoming place for its citizens. They strive to create policies that will benefit the town's economy and overall quality of life. Additionally, these elected officials represent Clarks' values and principles in state and national discussions. Through their work, they hope to keep Clarks a safe and prosperous community for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 68628 (Clarks, NE) is very conservative.
Merrick County, NE is very conservative. In Merrick County, NE 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.4%.
Merrick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68628 (Clarks, NE) is very conservative.
Clarks, Nebraska is very conservative.
Merrick County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Grand Island 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.
Clarks, 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 68628 (Clarks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)