Boone County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Boone County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boone County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boone County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Boone County leans more Republican than 8 of 13 neighbors.
Boone County runs about 44 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Boone County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Boone County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 70% of households in Boone County are family households, above 78% of counties.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Boone County, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Boone County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Boone County own their home, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Boone County have completed high school, above 82% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Nance County, NE R+60
- Greeley County, NE R+68
- Wheeler County, NE R+72
- Antelope County, NE R+71
- Platte County, NE R+48
- Madison County, NE R+50
- Merrick County, NE R+60
- Howard County, NE R+64
- Polk County, NE R+62
- Stanton County, NE R+64
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hartley County, TX R+76
- Morris County, KS R+52
- Stark County, IL R+47
- Floyd County, TX R+50
- Mahnomen County, MN R+16
- McHenry County, ND R+61
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK D+17
- Haskell County, TX R+65
- Luce County, MI R+32
- Jefferson County, OK R+68
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.