68864 Palmer, NE is a small rural community in central Nebraska. It is governed by a mayor-council system of government. The current mayor, Bob Smith, has been in office since 2008 and is up for re-election this year. There are several other candidates running to replace him, including Bill Jones and Mary Johnson. The town's population primarily consists of farmers and small business owners who share similar values and priorities for the local economy. They prioritize fair taxation for businesses, encouraging entrepreneurship, and keeping public services affordable for all residents. As the election nears, the people of 68864 Palmer will evaluate their options carefully before deciding which candidate will be best suited to lead their community going forward.
The political climate in Zip 68864 (Palmer, 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 68864 (Palmer, NE) is very conservative.
Palmer, 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.
Palmer, 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 68864 (Palmer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)