Bennington leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Bennington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bennington, ~34% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bennington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bennington leans more Republican than 11 of 52 neighbors.
Politically, Bennington sits close to the rest of Nebraska.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bennington. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Bennington 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 Bennington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bennington votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, far above the Nebraska average of 17%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Bennington are family households, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bennington, NE sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Bennington looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bennington is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Bennington own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Bennington have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Washington, NE R+48
- Elkhorn, NE R+17
- Boys Town, NE R+5
- King Lake, NE R+38
- Omaha, NE D+2
- Kennard, NE R+48
- Waterloo, NE R+34
- Valley, NE R+32
- Fort Calhoun, NE R+40
- Chalco, NE R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lincoln, IL R+33
- Bucyrus, OH R+47
- Keystone, FL R+27
- Wynnewood, PA D+61
- Ottawa, KS R+38
- Franklin Park, PA D+7
- Cayce, SC R+6
- Princeton, MN R+42
- Port Lavaca, TX R+29
- Wapakoneta, OH R+55
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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.