The city of Lincoln, Nebraska is located in zip code 68504 and is home to many thriving businesses and organizations. As the capital city of the state, it is a hub for political activity. Its mayor, Leirion Gaylor Baird, is a Democrat who was elected in 2019. The City Council consists of four members: two Democrats, one Republican and one independent. Local elections in Lincoln are very competitive since the city has an active political environment that encourages civic engagement from its residents. Several candidates from both major parties have campaigned for positions within the City Council and other local offices including school board seats. Additionally, many initiatives have been spearheaded by citizens in order to improve their community such as increasing public transportation options and providing affordable housing opportunities. All this activity demonstrates the importance that citizens of Lincoln place on their government and their desire to make sure that it serves their best interests.
The political climate in Zip 68504 (Lincoln, NE) is somewhat liberal.
Lancaster County, NE is leaning liberal. In Lancaster County, NE 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 44.6%.
Lancaster county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68504 (Lincoln, NE) is somewhat liberal.
Lincoln, Nebraska is somewhat liberal.
Lancaster County, Nebraska is leaning liberal.
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 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 68504 (Lincoln)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 582 contributions totaling $32,311 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $4,393 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)