Merriman, NE is a small town located in the southwestern region of Nebraska. With a population of just over 500 people, Merriman is a tightknit community with a strong commitment to its local politics. Town council meetings are usually well attended, and citizens take great interest in their elected representatives. The town mayor and six council members are responsible for making decisions that will guide the development and growth of the town. Issues such as balancing budgets, public safety, infrastructure improvement projects, and creating new economic opportunities to attract businesses to the area are all important topics discussed at council meetings. Everyone is welcome to attend meetings or voice their opinion at any time during the sessions. Residents can stay up-to-date on current events by checking the town鈥檚 website or attending monthly public hearings. Merriman has an active political process that allows citizens to ensure that their voices are heard and respected by their elected officials.
The political climate in Merriman, NE is strongly conservative.
Cherry County, NE is very conservative. In Cherry County, NE 11.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.0% to 11.4%.
Cherry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Merriman, NE is strongly conservative.
Cherry County, Nebraska 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.
Merriman, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Merriman, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)