The politics in Omaha, NE 68131 are largely reflective of the national scene. Issues like healthcare, taxes, and education are at the forefront of political debates. This city is part of Douglas County, which has a population of more than 590,000 people as of 2019. In the county-level elections, candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties compete for offices including County Commissioner and Sheriff. The nonpartisan City Council also serves to represent Omaha's interests on a local level by deciding on issues such as public safety, infrastructure, zoning regulations, and economic development. Additionally, residents regularly participate in local initiatives and referendums to express their opinions on important matters. On a federal level, Omaha is represented by Congressman Don Bacon in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District which covers most of eastern Nebraska.
The political climate in Zip 68131 (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 68131 (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 68131 (Omaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 609 contributions totaling $378,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $622 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $6,192,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35,797 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)