69041 is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 79% of adults in 69041 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 69041, ~10% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 69041 compares
69041 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
69041 runs about 55 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why 69041 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 69041, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in 69041 live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Nebraska average of 17%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 69041, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 69041 looks the way it does
Turnout in 69041 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.
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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.