68346 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 78% of adults in 68346 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 68346, ~18% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 68346 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 68346 leans more Republican than 11 of 13 neighbors.
68346 runs about 34 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why 68346 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 68346, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in 68346 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 68346 is about 94%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 68346, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 68346 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in 68346 own their home, about 16 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.