Avoca leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Avoca typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Avoca, ~21% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Avoca compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Avoca leans more Republican than 37 of 47 neighbors.
Avoca runs about 29 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Avoca 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 Avoca, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Avoca drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Avoca are family households, above 90% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Avoca, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Avoca looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Avoca own their home, about 13 points above the Nebraska average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Avoca have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Otoe, NE R+52
- Weeping Water, NE R+47
- Nehawka, NE R+46
- Wabash, NE R+45
- Elmwood, NE R+48
- Syracuse, NE R+46
- Manley, NE R+50
- Unadilla, NE R+46
- Dunbar, NE R+54
- Wyoming, NE R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Upton, TX R+68
- White Tower, KY R+44
- Landsford, SC R+53
- Villa Ridge, IL R+39
- Pine Hill, NY D+8
- Points, WV R+63
- Niagara University, NY R+14
- Mountain Glen, IL R+50
- Milan, NY D+19
- Geneva, KY R+56
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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.