68856 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 68856 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 68856, ~10% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 68856 compares
68856 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
68856 runs about 54 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why 68856 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 68856, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in 68856 are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 68856 is about 93%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
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 68856, NE does.
Why turnout in 68856 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in 68856 have completed high school, about 8 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.