The 68116 Omaha, NE area is a hotbed of political activity, with local elections having a significant impact on the city's future. Every four years, voters in the area have the opportunity to select their representatives in Congress, and also elect representatives to the Nebraska State Legislature. Additionally, city council members are elected to represent each ward or district within Omaha. During election season, individuals running for office hold debates and forums to discuss their platforms and policies. The citizens of Omaha have an important role in the decision-making process through voting and participating in civic engagement initiatives. With a strong sense of community pride and active engagement from residents, politics in 68116 Omaha, NE is alive and well.
The political climate in Zip 68116 (Omaha, NE) is leaning 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 68116 (Omaha, NE) is leaning liberal.
Omaha, Nebraska is leaning 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 68116 (Omaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 757 contributions totaling $54,977 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 347 contributions totaling $63,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)