Lincoln, Nebraska is the state capital of Nebraska and its population is 285,364 according to the 2010 census. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government in which the mayor holds executive powers and presides over seven council members. The Mayor of Lincoln is Leirion Gaylor Baird, who was elected in 2019. She has been focused on creating more affordable housing options, expanding economic development opportunities, and making Lincoln a safer and healthier place for its residents. The city council also works to ensure that Lincoln remains a great place to live with initiatives such as environmental sustainability, community engagement programs, and public safety improvements. The citizens of Lincoln have strong political views and are actively involved in local politics; there are many local political candidates running for office each election cycle.
The political climate in Zip 68531 (Lincoln, NE) is leaning conservative.
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 68531 (Lincoln, NE) is leaning conservative.
Lincoln, Nebraska is leaning conservative.
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 68531 (Lincoln)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)