Dunbar is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Dunbar typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dunbar, ~18% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dunbar compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dunbar leans more Republican than 39 of 42 neighbors.
Dunbar runs about 34 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Dunbar 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 Dunbar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Dunbar are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dunbar, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dunbar looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Dunbar own their home, about 17 points above the Nebraska average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lorton, NE R+55
- Otoe, NE R+52
- Syracuse, NE R+46
- Wyoming, NE R+54
- Talmage, NE R+55
- Paul, NE R+50
- Nebraska City, NE R+30
- Avoca, NE R+50
- Cook, NE R+52
- Unadilla, NE R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Traver, CA R+43
- Prospect, TX R+57
- Blakely, AR R+52
- Vredenburgh, AL D+4
- Wheatley, KY R+64
- Corinth, NC R+38
- Atlanta, MS R+31
- Regal, MN R+53
- Raines, GA R+63
- Trinity, MS D+45
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.