More than 600 Buffalo County democrats attend caucuses throughout the county, discussing which political candidate would be the best for the country.

Nebraska has only recently begun caucusing, having done it for the last two presidential elections.

It's open conversations like the ones in Ravenna, Gibbon and Kearney that makes democrats in the state happy since they're able to discuss presidential candidates with other democrats.

"You got to get out there and voice your opinion," Gibbon resident Rick McKeon said. "If you don't vote, I don't think you have a right to complain about who's in office."

Throughout all three cities, a total of 634 registered democrats joined the discussion.

"We see when we have a large voter turnout, we make better decisions. We really do," Gibbon resident Ryan Brehmer said. "When more people turnout, it tends to be more broad based prosperity as a result. More people showing up and voting for policies lead to policies that benefit a lot more people and a lot more transparent government."

Historically, Nebraska has voted Republican, but the several democrats caucusing Saturday believe their voices will be heard.

"In these caucuses, you've got to prove your point about the candidate. You can actually persuade other people from their campuses in caucus over to your side if you give them valid points about the candidates," McKeon said.

The votes from the three cities will be tallied and go towards the county caucus, which will make its way to the state caucus then onto delegates that will decide who Nebraskan democrats want for president at the Democratic National Convention. It's this process that many say proves their vote matters.

"At this caucusing level, we were one vote away. If ten more people would've showed up and voted one side or the other, we'd be talking a 60-40 split. At that level, that becomes two delegates at county. That becomes four at the state, and that becomes eight at the DNC. So now we've swung eight votes out of 10 votes here," Gibbon caucus chairman Brady McDonald said.

Most importantly, caucuses give Nebraskans the opportunity to inform others and exercise their civic responsibilities, which will then shape their future for years to come.

"That's another Nebraska thing. We trade a little bit. We do better at sitting down at a coffee table and say, 'Well, this is why I feel that way.' And people say, 'Oh, yeah. Of course. There is a reason to feel that way. I still feel the way the way I feel, but at least now I understand why you feel that way,'" Brehmer said.

"People need to get out and vote, just be politically involved because I think it's for the best interest of the future and our children," McKeon said. "Even though you are in a red state, you need to get out there and voice your opinions. At least you're doing your part. It's your civic duty."

Results have already been tallied, and 65 percent of Ravenna voters polled for Bernie Sanders, while 35 percent voted for Hillary Clinton.

In Gibbon, 49 percent of voters want Sanders as their president, and 51 percent want Clinton as theirs.

Kearney saw the most amount of voters with 73 percent polling for Sanders and 27 percent for Hillary.

These results indicate it's more than likely that Buffalo County will vote for Bernie Sanders as their democratic presidential candidate.