Cripple Creek is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Cripple Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cripple Creek, ~48% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cripple Creek compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cripple Creek leans more Democratic than 1 of 11 neighbors.
Cripple Creek runs about 25 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while Cripple Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Cripple Creek. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+2), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Cripple Creek 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 Cripple Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cripple Creek votes against the grain of Nebraska. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while Cripple Creek runs about 25 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cripple Creek, Lincoln, NE sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Cripple Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cripple Creek 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Cripple Creek have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Colonial Hills, Lincoln, NE D+5
- Family Acres, Lincoln, NE Even
- Greater South, Lincoln, NE D+15
- South 48th Street, Lincoln, NE D+20
- Country Club, Lincoln, NE D+40
- Indian Village, Lincoln, NE D+32
- 40th and A, Lincoln, NE D+28
- Near South, Lincoln, NE D+44
- Woods Park, Lincoln, NE D+37
- Everett, Lincoln, NE D+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Windom, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque, NM D+19
- West Walnut, Allentown, PA D+30
- Mcbean, Hephzibah, GA R+25
- Houston Farms, Houston, TX Even
- Civano, Tucson, AZ Even
- Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA D+68
- Green Island, Worcester, MA D+33
- Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Italian Village, Columbus, OH D+53
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.