Papillion, NE has a population of over 20,000 people, and is located in Sarpy County. The city is governed by an elected mayor and six council members who are voted on by the citizens of Papillion. The mayor and council members serve four-year terms. The current mayor is David Black, who was elected in 2018. Papillion also has representatives in the Nebraska Legislature as well as the Federal Government, providing citizens with many political opportunities to become involved in their community. Papillion is also known for its commitment to volunteerism and philanthropy, providing residents with a chance to get involved with local organizations that help improve the quality of life for all city residents.
The political climate in Zip 68046 (Papillion, 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 68046 (Papillion, NE) is somewhat conservative.
Papillion, 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.
Papillion, 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 68046 (Papillion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 785 contributions totaling $73,463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 507 contributions totaling $88,408 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)