The city of Omaha, NE (68124) is a vibrant and growing community located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is home to a diverse population of over 441,000 people. The people of Omaha are represented at all levels of government by local, state, and federal officials who help shape the city's future. In regards to local politics, Nebraska has an elected non-partisan Mayor-Council form of government which is composed of a Mayor and seven council members that serve four-year terms. The mayor oversees the day-to-day operations and enforces ordinances that are passed by the council. The current Mayor of Omaha is Jean Stothert who is serving her second four year term since 2013. Additionally, there are several other important individuals responsible for representing Omaha’s citizens in local politics including representatives from each district on the City Council such as Pete Festersen representing District 1 and Ben Gray representing District 2. Lastly, various commissions also serve to advise the mayor and City Council on matters related to Omaha’s growth ranging from public safety to economic development initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 68124 (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 68124 (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 68124 (Omaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,472 contributions totaling $1,433,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $580 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 586 contributions totaling $450,054 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $768 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)