Arcadia is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Arcadia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arcadia, ~12% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arcadia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Arcadia leans more Republican than 8 of 16 neighbors.
Arcadia runs about 50 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Arcadia 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 Arcadia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Arcadia sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Arcadia, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Arcadia looks the way it does
Turnout in Arcadia 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 Cities
- Loup City, NE R+60
- Comstock, NE R+73
- Westerville, NE R+74
- Ord, NE R+65
- North Loup, NE R+72
- Ansley, NE R+74
- Mason City, NE R+78
- Litchfield, NE R+70
- Elyria, NE R+71
- Ashton, NE R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilda, VA R+53
- Nocona Hills, TX R+76
- Rowsburg, OH R+59
- Springville Lake Estates, AL R+80
- Redden, DE R+30
- Seymour, IL R+36
- Chesterfield, MA D+30
- Hardin Springs, KY R+68
- Hunter, IL R+34
- Moffitt, TX R+73
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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.