Cody is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Cody typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cody, ~6% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cody compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cody leans more Republican than 4 of 6 neighbors.
Cody runs about 59 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cody. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+76), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Cody 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 Cody, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Cody live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Nebraska average of 17%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cody, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cody looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Cody rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nenzel, NE R+84
- Kilgore, NE R+78
- Tuthill, SD R+14
- Spring Creek, SD D+53
- Merriman, NE R+79
- Vetal, SD R+8
- Martin, SD R+4
- St. Francis, SD D+63
- Crookston, NE R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hargis, LA R+85
- Calumet, IA R+63
- Rostok, WI R+49
- Camp Sherman, OR R+3
- North Side, NC R+7
- Thrift, GA R+37
- Schultzville, PA R+29
- Healy, KS R+77
- Whiteburg, MD Even
- Honey Creek, IN R+57
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.