Clinton, Lincoln, NE Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Clinton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Clinton leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 37% of adults in Clinton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clinton, ~24% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Clinton compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Clinton leans more Democratic than 12 of 21 neighbors.

Clinton runs about 52 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while Clinton is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Clinton. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Clinton leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Clinton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Clinton votes against the grain of Nebraska. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while Clinton runs about 52 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in Clinton have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Clinton, Lincoln, NE sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Clinton looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clinton 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 50%, about 15 points below the Nebraska average of 65%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Clinton have completed high school, below 88% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Clinton sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.