Lincoln, Nebraska, located in zip code 68524, is a thriving city home to over 290,000 people. The city’s politics are represented by the Mayor and City Council. Together they work to provide quality public services and ensure that Lincoln is a safe place for its citizens to live. The current mayor of Lincoln is Leirion Gaylor Baird, and the current City Council consists of 9 elected individuals from throughout Lincoln. These representatives are committed to making decisions that will benefit all Lincoln residents. There are multiple political parties represented on the council including Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Independents. In addition to the Mayor and City Council, there are also many local boards and commissions involved in politics in 68524 Lincoln, NE which provide advice on issues such as economic development and education. All of these institutions work together to create an environment where everyone can thrive regardless of political beliefs or background.
The political climate in Zip 68524 (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 68524 (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 68524 (Lincoln)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $12,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)