The politics in Omaha, NE 68152 are heavily influenced by the city's population. As of 2020, Omaha had an estimated population of 478,192 people. As a result, many local political candidates come from various backgrounds to represent the needs and wants of this diverse group of citizens. These candidates focus on issues such as taxes, public safety, transportation, housing and more to make sure that Omaha remains a safe and prosperous place to live. The elections for local positions such as mayor, city council members and other local officials draw a lot of interest from the voters in Omaha. In addition to voting for representatives on the local level, many residents also vote for representatives on the state and national levels as well.
The political climate in Zip 68152 (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 68152 (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 68152 (Omaha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 459 contributions totaling $83,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $23,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)