Cherry County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Cherry County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherry County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherry County compares
Cherry County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Cherry County runs about 47 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cherry County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Cherry County leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Cherry County. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cherry County, NE sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cherry County looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Cherry County have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Todd County, SD D+57
- Brown County, NE R+74
- Keya Paha County, NE R+82
- Mellette County, SD R+25
- Hooker County, NE R+79
- Thomas County, NE R+76
- Tripp County, SD R+58
- Bennett County, SD R+7
- Rock County, NE R+74
- Blaine County, NE R+81
Counties with Similar Populations
- Norton County, KS R+71
- Day County, SD R+42
- Harper County, KS R+65
- Greer County, OK R+67
- Haskell County, TX R+65
- Mahnomen County, MN R+16
- Floyd County, TX R+50
- Stark County, IL R+47
- Morris County, KS R+52
- Cotton County, OK R+66
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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.