Aksarben-Elmwood Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Aksarben-Elmwood Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Aksarben-Elmwood Park, ~46% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Aksarben-Elmwood Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Aksarben-Elmwood Park leans more Democratic than 6 of 12 neighbors.
Aksarben-Elmwood Park runs about 56 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while Aksarben-Elmwood Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Aksarben-Elmwood Park. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Aksarben-Elmwood Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Aksarben-Elmwood Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Aksarben-Elmwood Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 59% of adults in Aksarben-Elmwood Park have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods. Aksarben-Elmwood Park runs against the grain of Nebraska, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Aksarben-Elmwood Park, Omaha, NE sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Aksarben-Elmwood Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Aksarben-Elmwood Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hanscom Park, Omaha, NE D+24
- Central Omaha, Omaha, NE D+24
- Leavenworth, Omaha, NE D+51
- South Central Omaha, Omaha, NE D+15
- Benson, Omaha, NE D+41
- Columbus Park, Omaha, NE D+36
- Vinton Street, Omaha, NE D+28
- Jefferson Square, Omaha, NE D+43
- Downtown Omaha, Omaha, NE D+49
- Keystone, Omaha, NE D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL D+75
- Bonhamtown, Edison, NJ D+16
- Turner Park, Tulsa, OK D+19
- North Hammond, Hammond, IN D+21
- Marina West, Oxnard, CA D+31
- Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, UT D+30
- West End Park, Rockville, MD D+55
- Shelby Center Historic District, Shelby, OH R+43
- Aviation, Detroit, MI D+88
- Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA D+56
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.