Lincoln, Nebraska is the capital city of the state and home to 68510 residents. It is a vibrant and bustling city with a strong sense of community and pride. Politically, Lincoln has an interesting and diverse mix of candidates running for office in each election cycle. The city's population is around 55% Democrat and 45% Republican, but there are also many independent voters who make their voices heard. Recent elections have seen more progressive candidates run for office, advocating for policies such as protecting the environment, increasing access to health care, reducing gun violence, improving public transportation, and promoting economic growth. As Lincoln continues to grow and develop, its politics will undoubtedly evolve with it – creating an even richer dialogue that reflects the diversity of its people.
The political climate in Zip 68510 (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 68510 (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 68510 (Lincoln)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,194 contributions totaling $115,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 482 contributions totaling $117,209 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)