Boyd County is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Boyd County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boyd County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boyd County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Boyd County leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Boyd County runs about 54 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Boyd 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 Boyd County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Boyd County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 91% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 69% of households in Boyd County are family households, above 76% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Boyd County, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Boyd County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 86% of households in Boyd County own their home, about 8 points above the Nebraska average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Boyd County have completed high school, in the top fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Charles Mix County, SD R+39
- Holt County, NE R+69
- Gregory County, SD R+65
- Douglas County, SD R+68
- Bon Homme County, SD R+58
- Rock County, NE R+74
- Keya Paha County, NE R+82
- Knox County, NE R+56
- Aurora County, SD R+59
- Hutchinson County, SD R+65
Counties with Similar Populations
- Garfield County, NE R+66
- Steele County, ND R+33
- Deuel County, NE R+71
- Armstrong County, TX R+77
- Dickens County, TX R+72
- Eureka County, NV R+72
- Oldham County, TX R+80
- Sherman County, OR R+59
- Cheyenne County, CO R+72
- Haakon County, SD R+71
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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.