Murray, Nebraska is served by the Murray City Council, which is comprised of five members who serve two year terms. The Mayor is elected for a four-year term and presides over the Council. The City Clerk acts as an ex-officio member of the Council and keeps all records. The Council meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., unless otherwise specified, to discuss matters important to the citizens of Murray. There are various boards and commissions such as the Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment, Economic Development Authority, and Community Activity Center Board that have been established to give guidance and advice concerning specific tasks or departments in the city government. The political climate in 68409 Murray is collaborative, with different parties coming together to ensure that the best interests of residents are met. This friendly atmosphere has allowed for a number of initiatives to be implemented into city government that have improved quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 68409 (Murray, NE) is strongly conservative.
Cass County, NE is very conservative. In Cass County, NE 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.0% to 30.9%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68409 (Murray, NE) is strongly conservative.
Murray, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Murray, 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 68409 (Murray)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)