The politics of 68047 Pender, NE focus primarily on local issues in the community. Local politicians are focused on ensuring that the city's infrastructure is maintained and improved, as well as advocating for programs to increase economic development. The local government also works to provide services such as public safety, health and education in order to improve the quality of life for all citizens. Residents of 68047 Pender, NE can access information about upcoming elections, civic initiatives, and candidate platforms through local media outlets or their city website. Additionally, citizens can join in conversations with elected officials or participate in town hall meetings where local issues are discussed. By engaging in these conversations and being informed about current events in their community, residents can help shape the politics of 68047 Pender, NE for a better future.
The political climate in Zip 68047 (Pender, NE) is somewhat conservative.
Thurston County, NE is leaning conservative. In Thurston County, NE 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 47.2%.
Thurston county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68047 (Pender, NE) is somewhat conservative.
Pender, Nebraska is somewhat conservative.
Thurston County, Nebraska is leaning conservative.
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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.
Pender, Nebraska: r d d D 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 68047 (Pender)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)