68748 leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 68748 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 68748, ~14% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 68748 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 68748 leans more Republican than 1 of 7 neighbors.
68748 runs about 29 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 68748. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 28 points.
Why 68748 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 68748, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in 68748 are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 68748, NE does.
Why turnout in 68748 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 68748 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in 68748 have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in 68748 have completed high school, below 95% 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.