Omaha, Nebraska has a population of approximately 466,893 people and is the largest city in the state. Politically, it is split between those who belong to the Democratic Party and those who identify as Republicans. The local government is made up of Omaha’s Mayor, nine City Council Members, and various other elected members for specific roles such as the County Sheriff. Important political issues discussed in recent years have included crime prevention, economic development, racial equality, educational quality, public transportation and infrastructure investment. In addition to local politics, Omaha residents are also active on the state and national level by participating in campaigns for presidential candidates or voting on ballot initiatives that affect their communities.
The political climate in Zip 68102 (Omaha, NE) is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, NE is somewhat liberal. In Douglas County, NE 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 43.1%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68102 (Omaha, NE) is somewhat liberal.
Omaha, Nebraska is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, Nebraska is somewhat liberal.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Omaha, 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 68102 (Omaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 743 contributions totaling $195,197 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $232,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)