Now that we’re starting up the election swing to decide not only our next President, but many other local statewide initiatives, it’s important to put into context the types of decisions that will be made in the coming years.
Who makes the decisions? Not the people getting elected. It’s the voters.
Specifically, we wanted to know which cities have the highest number of liberal voters in the Cornhusker State?
In order to do so, we turned our sites on measuring how each city in Nebraska with populations greater than 5,000 voted and contributed to political campaigns in the past several years. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Democrat and gave the most to liberals where named the most liberal cities in the state.
If you’re wondering, Holdrege is the most conservative city in Nebraska of all those we measured.
And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most liberal cities in Nebraska.
And if you already knew these places were liberal, check out some more reading about Nebraska and the most lberal places in the country:
How we determined the most liberal cities in Nebraska for 2019
We started by making a list of every city in Nebraska over 5,000 people based on the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (The most recent data). That left us with 32 cities and towns.
We then measured the voting record and donation data to determine which places lean the most rightward in their allegiances by:
- Percentage Of Registered Democrats
- # Of Contributions To Democrats Per Capita
- $ Amount Contributed To Democrats Per Capita
Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 32 for each of the criteria where number one was the most liberal.
The winner, Ralston, is “The Most liberal City in Nebraska For 2019”.
Let’s go through these liberal places, shall we?
The 10 Most liberal Places In Nebraska For 2019
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Ralston is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 5,943 at the 2010 census. Ralston is surrounded on three sides by the city of Omaha, and by Sarpy County on the south side.
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Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 10 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which includes Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha. According to the 2010 census, Omaha’s population was 408,958, making it the nation’s 44th-largest city; this had increased to 446,970 as of a 2016 estimate. Including its suburbs, Omaha formed the 60th-largest metropolitan area in the United States in 2013, with an estimated population of 895,151 residing in eight counties. The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, Nebraska-IA Combined Statistical Area is 931,667, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2013 estimate. Nearly 1.3 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, comprising a 50-mile radius of Downtown Omaha, the city’s center.
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Lincoln is the capital of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers 93.46 square miles with a population of 280,364 in 2016. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 71st-largest in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the state called the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas. The statistical area is home to 348,720 people, making it the 105th-largest combined statistical area in the United States.
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South Sioux City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is located immediately across the Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, and is part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,353, making it the 14th largest city in Nebraska.
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La Vista is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 15,758 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated on February 23, 1960.
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Gretna is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4,441 at the 2010 census.
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Crete is a city in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,960 at the 2010 census.
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Fremont is a city in Dodge County in the eastern portion of the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 26,397 at the 2010 census. Fremont is the county seat and the home of Midland University.
Summing Up The Liberal Snowflakes in Nebraska
Well there you have it, the places in Nebraska that have the highest number of liberals per capita, with Ralston ranking as the least conservative in the entire state.
If you’re curious, here are the least liberal cities in Nebraska:
- Holdrege
- Mccook
- Sidney
For more Nebraska reading, check out:
- 10 Best Places To Live In Nebraska
- These Are The 10 Best Counties To Live In Nebraska
- 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Nebraska
- 10 Best Places To Raise A Family In Nebraska
- These Are The 10 Best Places To Retire In Nebraska
- These Are The 10 Richest Cities In Nebraska
- 10 Safest Places In Nebraska
- 10 Worst Places To Live In Nebraska
Detailed List Of The Most Liberal Places In Nebraska
| Rank | City | % Liberal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralston, NE | 47.3% |
| 2 | Omaha, NE | 47.3% |
| 3 | Lincoln, NE | 45.4% |
| 4 | South Sioux City, NE | 36.9% |
| 5 | La Vista, NE | 34.8% |
| 6 | Bellevue, NE | 34.8% |
| 7 | Gretna, NE | 34.8% |
| 8 | Papillion, NE | 34.8% |
| 9 | Crete, NE | 33.7% |
| 10 | Fremont, NE | 29.3% |
| 11 | Beatrice, NE | 29.2% |
| 12 | Grand Island, NE | 28.5% |
| 13 | Nebraska City, NE | 27.2% |
| 14 | Plattsmouth, NE | 26.9% |
| 15 | Schuyler, NE | 26.7% |
| 16 | Lexington, NE | 24.7% |
| 17 | Hastings, NE | 24.4% |
| 18 | Blair, NE | 24.2% |
| 19 | Seward, NE | 23.7% |
| 20 | Kearney, NE | 22.5% |
| 21 | Gering, NE | 22.4% |
| 22 | Scottsbluff, NE | 22.4% |
| 23 | Wayne, NE | 22.1% |
| 24 | Chadron, NE | 21.8% |
| 25 | Alliance, NE | 19.6% |
| 26 | Norfolk, NE | 18.9% |
| 27 | York, NE | 18.6% |
| 28 | Columbus, NE | 18.3% |
| 29 | North Platte, NE | 18.1% |
| 30 | Sidney, NE | 15.1% |
| 31 | Mccook, NE | 12.5% |
| 32 | Holdrege, NE | 12.2% |
