Omaha, Nebraska is the largest city in Nebraska with a population of nearly 500,000 people. Located in Douglas County, Omaha is home to a vibrant political climate that actively engages residents in all aspects of government. From the mayor’s office to the local state legislature, citizens are encouraged to have their voices heard through advocacy and activism. The City Council meets regularly to discuss policy issues and many local organizations offer educational events to learn more about community issues. Additionally, there are numerous opportunities for residents to get involved in campaigns and initiatives from both major political parties. Getting informed on candidates running for office is important as well – regardless of party affiliation – and can be done by attending debates or checking out candidate websites for pertinent information. In Omaha and throughout Douglas County, politics matter: it’s an essential part of engaging with the community and making sure that everyone’s voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 68136 (Omaha, NE) is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, NE is somewhat conservative. In Sarpy County, NE 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarpy county remained strongly Republican, 54.0% to 42.8%.
Sarpy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 68136 (Omaha, NE) is somewhat conservative.
Omaha, Nebraska is somewhat conservative.
Sarpy County, Nebraska is somewhat conservative.
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 R R R R
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 68136 (Omaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 368 contributions totaling $18,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $18,816 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)