Cedar County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Cedar County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cedar County leans more Republican than 12 of 13 neighbors.
Cedar County runs about 46 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cedar County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Cedar 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 Cedar County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Cedar County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cedar County, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cedar County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cedar County 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cedar County have completed high school, above 98% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Clay County, SD D+2
- Yankton County, SD R+35
- Dixon County, NE R+56
- Wayne County, NE R+44
- Knox County, NE R+56
- Pierce County, NE R+72
- Union County, SD R+43
- Madison County, NE R+50
- Stanton County, NE R+64
- Bon Homme County, SD R+58
Counties with Similar Populations
- Webster County, WV R+68
- Butler County, NE R+62
- Knox County, NE R+56
- Perry County, TN R+73
- Coffey County, KS R+58
- Bracken County, KY R+58
- Mercer County, ND R+65
- Keith County, NE R+60
- Daviess County, MO R+63
- Rosebud County, MT R+20
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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.