The Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE Metro Area is a hub of political activity. With a diverse population ranging from college students to retirees, the metro area is home to countless civic organizations and many local politicians who are vying for the attention of voters. In recent years, there have been several noteworthy campaigns that have focused on various issues important to the residents of Omaha-Council Bluffs. These campaigns have included topics such as education reform, economic development, affordable housing and infrastructure improvements. Due to the competitive nature of local politics in Omaha-Council Bluffs, it is vital that citizens remain informed and engaged in order to make their voices heard. It is only through active participation in local elections and advocacy efforts that citizens can ensure their opinions are represented by elected officials in this vibrant region.
The political climate in Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area remained slightly Republican, 49.2% to 48.2%.
The Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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-Council Bluffs, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31,092 contributions totaling $6,441,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11,973 contributions totaling $11,744,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $981 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)