Cuming County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Cuming County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cuming County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cuming County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cuming County leans more Republican than 14 of 16 neighbors.
Cuming County runs about 42 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cuming County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Cuming County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cuming County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in Cuming County drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cuming County, NE sits above the national average 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 Cuming County looks the way it does
Turnout in Cuming County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Burt County, NE R+55
- Thurston County, NE D+23
- Stanton County, NE R+64
- Wayne County, NE R+44
- Colfax County, NE R+27
- Dodge County, NE R+31
- Madison County, NE R+50
- Dixon County, NE R+56
- Monona County, IA R+46
- Washington County, NE R+42
Counties with Similar Populations
- Turner County, GA R+19
- Palo Alto County, IA R+44
- Cloud County, KS R+55
- Crittenden County, KY R+68
- Mitchell County, TX R+50
- Kemper County, MS D+23
- Marshall County, MN R+53
- Phelps County, NE R+58
- Stillwater County, MT R+57
- White Pine County, NV R+60
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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.