68461 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 84% of adults in 68461 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 68461, ~24% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 68461 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 68461 leans more Republican than 27 of 32 neighbors.
68461 runs about 24 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why 68461 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 68461, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in 68461 are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 68461, NE does.
Why turnout in 68461 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 68461 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in 68461 own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 68461 have completed high school, above 90% 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.