Berwyn is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Berwyn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Berwyn, ~8% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Berwyn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Berwyn is the most Republican-leaning.
Berwyn runs about 59 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Berwyn 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 Berwyn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Berwyn 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%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Berwyn are family households, above 81% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Berwyn, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Berwyn looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Berwyn have completed high school, about 6 points above the Nebraska average of 94%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Broken Bow, NE R+59
- Ansley, NE R+74
- Weissert, NE R+69
- Westerville, NE R+74
- Mason City, NE R+78
- Merna, NE R+75
- Gates, NE R+74
- Oconto, NE R+77
- New Helena, NE R+74
- Comstock, NE R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Soldier, IA R+49
- Merwin, MO R+68
- Fort Mitchell, VA R+26
- Crown Point Center, NY R+37
- Owings, WV R+63
- Mill River, MA D+28
- Chandler Heights, AZ R+20
- Duck Creek Village, UT R+52
- Patterson, AR R+44
- Stephen Creek, TX R+63
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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.