The city of Kearney, Nebraska (68847) is a vibrant community with a unique political landscape. Located in the heart of Buffalo County, Kearney is home to a diverse population and a wide range of political views. The city has consistently voted for candidates from both major parties as well as minor party candidates, making it one of the most politically active cities in the state. The current mayor is Mike Jacobson, who was elected on November 6th 2018 and is serving his first term in office. He ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and government transparency while advocating for local businesses and sustainability initiatives. Additionally, the city council has been actively working to reduce taxes while maintaining services such as public safety and infrastructure maintenance that are essential for the community’s growth. In recent years, Kearney has seen an influx of new residents who bring their own perspectives and interests to the table, helping to keep things fresh and lively here in town.
The political climate in Zip 68847 (Kearney, NE) is strongly conservative.
Buffalo County, NE is very conservative. In Buffalo County, NE 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 26.8%.
Buffalo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68847 (Kearney, NE) is strongly conservative.
Kearney, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Buffalo County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Kearney 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.
Kearney, 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 68847 (Kearney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 308 contributions totaling $11,877 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $25,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)