Cortland, NE is a small town located in 68331. It is known for its strong community spirit and close-knit neighborhoods. Although it is a small town, Cortland has an active political system that helps to create positive change in the area. The mayor of Cortland is Mark Johnson, who was elected in 2016 and serves as the leader of the community. The City Council consists of five members who are each elected for four-year terms and serve as the governing body of the town. Together they are responsible for developing policies and ordinances to ensure that Cortland remains a safe and prosperous place to live. The City Council also works to promote civic engagement through various events such as town hall meetings and public forums where citizens can voice their opinions on important issues affecting the community.
The political climate in Zip 68331 (Cortland, NE) is very conservative.
Gage County, NE is very conservative. In Gage County, NE 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 30.4%.
Gage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68331 (Cortland, NE) is very conservative.
Cortland, Nebraska is very conservative.
Gage County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Beatrice 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.
Cortland, 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 68331 (Cortland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,894 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)