Deuel County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Deuel County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deuel County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deuel County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Deuel County leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Deuel County runs about 51 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Deuel 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 Deuel County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Deuel County live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Nebraska average of 17%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Deuel County, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Deuel County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Deuel County own their home, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Sedgwick County, CO R+50
- Garden County, NE R+70
- Keith County, NE R+60
- Cheyenne County, NE R+58
- Phillips County, CO R+53
- Perkins County, NE R+76
- Arthur County, NE R+59
- Logan County, CO R+50
- Chase County, NE R+71
- Morrill County, NE R+64
Counties with Similar Populations
- Armstrong County, TX R+77
- Eureka County, NV R+72
- Garfield County, NE R+66
- Boyd County, NE R+75
- Sherman County, OR R+59
- Haakon County, SD R+71
- Garden County, NE R+70
- Logan County, ND R+75
- Oliver County, ND R+67
- Steele County, ND R+33
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.