Albion is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Albion typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Albion, ~18% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Albion compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Albion leans more Republican than 1 of 17 neighbors.
Albion runs about 39 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Albion. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Albion leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Albion, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Albion votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, modestly above the Nebraska average of 17%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Albion, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Albion looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Albion have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Loretto, NE R+69
- Boone, NE R+71
- St. Edward, NE R+63
- Cedar Rapids, NE R+69
- Petersburg, NE R+71
- Primrose, NE R+69
- Newman Grove, NE R+73
- Raeville, NE R+71
- Rosenburg, NE R+82
- Belgrade, NE R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dexter, GA R+66
- Honey Grove, TX R+53
- Marked Tree, AR R+28
- Big Clifty, KY R+66
- Kuttawa, KY R+56
- Plandome Manor, NY D+12
- Newfields, NH D+13
- Davidsville, PA R+47
- Ellsinore, MO R+73
- New Berlin, NY R+40
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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.