Omaha, NE, in the zip code 68134 is a diverse and vibrant city with a number of interesting politics. The mayor of Omaha is Jean Stothert who was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. She has been a strong proponent of investment in infrastructure, job growth, and public safety for the city. The city council consists of nine members that are responsible for legislative actions within the city. Additionally, Omaha is home to several state representatives and senators that serve in positions to represent their constituents on specific issues such as education, health care and taxes. Omaha also holds many other offices such as Treasurer, County Clerk and City Attorney to ensure citizens have access to their government. With all these different political entities joined together in one place, it makes for an exciting political atmosphere here in Omaha!
The political climate in Zip 68134 (Omaha, NE) is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, NE is somewhat liberal. In Douglas County, NE 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 43.1%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68134 (Omaha, NE) is somewhat liberal.
Omaha, Nebraska is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, Nebraska is somewhat liberal.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Omaha, Nebraska: R R d r d D
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 68134 (Omaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 593 contributions totaling $32,216 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 382 contributions totaling $73,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)