Chalco leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Chalco typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chalco, ~36% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chalco compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chalco leans more Republican than 6 of 52 neighbors.
Chalco runs about 14 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Chalco 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 Chalco, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Chalco votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 96%, far above the Nebraska average of 17%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Chalco, NE sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Chalco looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chalco 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Chalco have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Vista, NE R+5
- Boys Town, NE R+5
- Ralston, NE Even
- St. Columbans, NE R+43
- Gretna, NE R+28
- Papillion, NE R+11
- Omaha, NE D+2
- Springfield, NE R+38
- Elkhorn, NE R+17
- Richfield, NE R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bridge City, TX R+72
- Le Mars, IA R+42
- Pennsburg, PA R+16
- North East, PA R+21
- Monticello, NY D+13
- Moscow, PA R+22
- Gloucester City, NJ D+4
- Cottonwood, AZ Even
- Waterford, WI R+25
- Waseca, MN R+27
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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.