Omaha, Nebraska is a bustling city that has a vibrant political landscape. The mayor of Omaha is Jean Stothert who was re-elected in 2019 after serving her first term beginning in 2013. At the state level, Omaha's Senators are Ben Sasse and Deb Fischer. At the Congressional level, Representive Don Bacon serves as the representative for Omaha and its surrounding areas. Oftentimes, local politicians will hold public forums to hear constituents’ concerns and ideas so that they can be better represented in politics. Political candidates in Omaha also regularly attend public events to introduce themselves to their constituents and increase their visibility. Additionally, there are numerous local interest groups which raise awareness of certain issues and strive to make a difference in the community. All in all, Omaha is an active political hub filled with passionate citizens dedicated to making their voices heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in 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
Omaha, NE 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 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 Omaha, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,638 contributions totaling $5,928,224 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,439 contributions totaling $10,365,638 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)