68813 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 81% of adults in 68813 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 68813, ~10% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 68813 compares
68813 runs about 53 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why 68813 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 68813, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 68813 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 68813, NE does.
Why turnout in 68813 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 68813 have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. 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.