The politics in the Beatrice, NE Metro Area is a reflection of the Midwest values that have been instilled for years. While there are no local political candidates, citizens of this metro area are passionate about civic engagement, and regularly participate in elections. Voters are informed and actively involved when it comes to choosing which representatives will shape their future. They strive to make decisions that will benefit the entire community, and value participatory democracy. These core values provide the foundation for a strong political environment in Beatrice, NE Metro Area.
The political climate in Beatrice Metro Area is very conservative.
In Beatrice Metro Area 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Beatrice metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 30.4%.
The Beatrice metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beatrice 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.
Beatrice, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Beatrice Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 298 contributions totaling $21,406 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 215 contributions totaling $33,784 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)