68736 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 90% of adults in 68736 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 68736, ~13% vote Democratic, ~78% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 68736 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 68736 is the most Republican-leaning.
68736 runs about 52 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why 68736 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 68736, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 68736 sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
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 68736, NE does.
Why turnout in 68736 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in 68736 have completed high school, about 5 points above the Nebraska average of 94%. 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.