The politics in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area are full of energy and activity. With a population of over 300,000 people, the city and surrounding areas are very diverse politically. There are two main political parties that make up the majority of the political landscape in this area - the Republican and Democratic parties. The city is governed by a City Council that consists of members from both parties. Each year, local political candidates compete for these positions in order to bring change and progress to their respective districts. These elections often involve debates on specific issues such as taxes, education, public safety, and economic development. Additionally, citizens can become involved with party politics through various organizations or get involved with campaigns and initiatives to support their preferred candidate or party. In short, there is plenty of opportunity for people to stay engaged with the politics in Lincoln's Metro Area.
The political climate in Lincoln Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Lincoln Metro Area 51.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Lincoln metro area flipped moderately Democratic, 51.0% to 45.9%.
The Lincoln metro area flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Lincoln, Nebraska: R R d r r 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lincoln Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,336 contributions totaling $1,865,303 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,001 contributions totaling $1,364,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)