Omaha is the largest city in Nebraska and is known for its diverse population and thriving economy. Politically, it is a predominantly Democratic city with strong support for progressive issues. The current mayor of Omaha, Jean Stothert, was re-elected to a second term in 2019 with over 65 percent of the vote. Other city offices are held by Democrats including City Council President Ben Gray and City Controller Marty Barnhart. At the state level, Nebraska has two Republican Senators and three Representatives in the House of Representatives. The state legislature is also dominated by the Republican party. Overall, Omaha politics lean towards progressive values while remaining aware of fiscal responsibility.
The political climate in Zip 68117 (Omaha, NE) is leaning 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 68117 (Omaha, NE) is leaning liberal.
Omaha, Nebraska is leaning 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 68117 (Omaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $6,391 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $51,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,831 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)