69157 is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 85% of adults in 69157 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 69157, ~8% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 69157 compares
69157 runs about 62 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why 69157 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 69157, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 69157 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 69157, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 69157 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 69157 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.