Cedar Rapids, NE is a small town in the heart of Nebraska with a population of around 68627. It is full of history and its core values include economic opportunity and quality of life. Politically, Cedar Rapids is an independent city that operates under its own Mayor- Council form of government. The Cedar Rapids Mayor and City Council are elected by voters who live within the city limits every four years. In addition to the Mayor and City Council, there are other local political positions up for election including Board of Education members, Citywide Supervisory Committee members, and Ward Representatives. These local representatives make decisions that affect the everyday lives of Cedar Rapids citizens in regards to taxes, public safety, transportation, infrastructure maintenance, and more. Moreover, many organizations like Cedar Rapids Community Development Center work to empower citizens by providing resources and educational opportunities related to politics and civic engagement. As such, it is clear that politics plays an important role in the city of Cedar Rapids and all its residents benefit from having politically involved citizens.
The political climate in Zip 68627 (Cedar Rapids, NE) is very conservative.
Boone County, NE is very conservative. In Boone County, NE 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 15.5%.
Boone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68627 (Cedar Rapids, NE) is very conservative.
Cedar Rapids, Nebraska is very conservative.
Boone County, Nebraska is very 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.
Cedar Rapids, 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 68627 (Cedar Rapids)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)