68065 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in 68065 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 68065, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 68065 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 68065 leans more Republican than 8 of 13 neighbors.
68065 runs about 33 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 68065. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 68065 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 68065, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 68065 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Nebraska average of 88%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 68065 are family households, above 85% of zip codes.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 68065, NE does.
Why turnout in 68065 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 88% of households in 68065 own their home, about 11 points above the Nebraska average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nebraska Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.