Scottsbluff, NE is a vibrant and historic small city located in the western part of the state. The politics of Scottsbluff are unique, influenced by both rural and urban concerns. Scottsbluff has an elected Mayor-Council run government that sets policy for the city and oversees local departments such as police, fire, and public works. The City Council consists of five members who are elected to two year terms in non-partisan elections while the Mayor is elected to a four year term. Scottsbluff also sends representatives to the Nebraska State Legislature who are responsible for voting on laws for the entire state. Additionally, Scott Bluff County holds its own elections to choose county commissioners who work with the mayor to address issues facing both the city and surrounding county.
The political climate in Zip 69361 (Scottsbluff, NE) is strongly conservative.
Scotts Bluff County, NE is very conservative. In Scotts Bluff County, NE 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scotts Bluff county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 27.0%.
Scotts Bluff county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 69361 (Scottsbluff, NE) is strongly conservative.
Scottsbluff, Nebraska is strongly conservative.
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Scottsbluff 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.
Scottsbluff, 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 69361 (Scottsbluff)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 753 contributions totaling $50,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $35,789 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)