Lincoln, NE 68505 is known for its vibrant political scene. The city is home to a number of local offices and provides residents with the opportunity to be involved in the political process. Every election cycle, candidates from both major parties come forward to run for local offices. These candidates offer a wide variety of ideas on how to best represent the Lincoln community and better serve its citizens. Those who are elected to local office work hard to ensure that their constituents are well-served and have access to all the resources they need. The city also has an active citizenry that takes part in numerous grassroots initiatives, giving them a voice in Lincoln's politics and allowing them to make their voices heard. All these factors create an environment where citizens feel empowered to take part in the political process and help shape policy decisions in Lincoln.
The political climate in Zip 68505 (Lincoln, NE) is leaning 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 68505 (Lincoln, NE) is leaning liberal.
Lincoln, Nebraska is leaning 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 68505 (Lincoln)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 463 contributions totaling $60,651 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $58,337 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $287 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)