Boys Town is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Boys Town typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boys Town, ~20% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boys Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boys Town leans more Republican than 3 of 54 neighbors.
Boys Town runs about 16 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Boys Town leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Boys Town. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Boys Town, NE does.
Why turnout in Boys Town looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Boys Town is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 24 points below the Nebraska average of 65%. Renters vote less often than owners, and more than 99% of households in Boys Town rent, compared to around 24% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Boys Town report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Omaha, NE D+2
- Chalco, NE R+7
- Elkhorn, NE R+17
- Bennington, NE R+18
- Ralston, NE Even
- La Vista, NE R+5
- Waterloo, NE R+34
- King Lake, NE R+38
- Papillion, NE R+11
- Gretna, NE R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pershing, IN R+57
- Quinneville, NY R+39
- Boyette, MS D+6
- Griffin, ND R+67
- Folsom, WV R+68
- Ranchita, CA R+25
- Pelham, TX R+67
- Klaber, WA R+43
- Harmony, AR R+63
- Moriah Center, NY R+24
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.