The city of Omaha, NE, in zip code 68137 is home to a diverse population that includes people from many different backgrounds and cultures. The political landscape of the area reflects this diversity, with a wide variety of candidates representing different ideologies. The current mayor is Jean Stothert, who was elected in 2013 and is running for re-election in 2021. There are several other local candidates vying for the office as well, including Jaylin Johnson and John Mabry. Other offices up for election include City Council, School Board, and County Commission seats. All these candidates have their own views on how best to serve Omaha's residents and businesses. Regardless of which candidate wins each seat, it's important that citizens stay informed on the issues and get out to vote on election day so their voices can be heard.
The political climate in Zip 68137 (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 68137 (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 68137 (Omaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 390 contributions totaling $45,543 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 482 contributions totaling $70,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)