68136 leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 92% of adults in 68136 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 68136, ~40% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 68136 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 68136 leans more Republican than 36 of 49 neighbors.
68136 runs about 6 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 68136. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 26 points.
Why 68136 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 68136, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
68136 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 84%, far above the Nebraska average of 17%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in 68136 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 68136, NE sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 68136 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 68136 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in 68136 own their home, compared to around 67% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 68136 have completed high school, above 84% of zip codes. 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.