68858 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 68858 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 68858, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 68858 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 68858 leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
68858 runs about 50 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why 68858 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 68858, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 68858 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 68858, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 68858 looks the way it does
Turnout in 68858 sits close to the national pattern. 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.