Colonial Hills leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Colonial Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colonial Hills, ~46% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colonial Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Colonial Hills leans more Democratic than 3 of 17 neighbors.
Colonial Hills runs about 26 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while Colonial Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Colonial Hills 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 Colonial Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Colonial Hills votes against the grain of Nebraska. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while Colonial Hills runs about 26 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Colonial Hills, Lincoln, NE sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Colonial Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Colonial Hills 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Colonial Hills own their home, compared to around 66% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Colonial Hills have completed high school, above 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Family Acres, Lincoln, NE Even
- South 48th Street, Lincoln, NE D+20
- Cripple Creek, Lincoln, NE D+4
- Greater South, Lincoln, NE D+15
- Country Club, Lincoln, NE D+40
- 40th and A, Lincoln, NE D+28
- Indian Village, Lincoln, NE D+32
- Woods Park, Lincoln, NE D+37
- Near South, Lincoln, NE D+44
- Meadowlane, Lincoln, NE D+3
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southern Orchards, Columbus, OH D+74
- Olde Towne, Toledo, OH D+70
- Canyon Creek-39th SE, Bothell, WA D+20
- Wadeview Park, Orlando, FL D+15
- Glennon Heights, Lakewood, CO D+10
- Bradley Estates, Milwaukee, WI D+66
- North Waco, Waco, TX D+20
- Newell, Charlotte, NC D+66
- Sterling, Charlotte, NC D+48
- Center Square, Albany, NY D+75
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.