Eddyville is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Eddyville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eddyville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eddyville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eddyville leans more Republican than 10 of 14 neighbors.
Eddyville runs about 53 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Eddyville 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 Eddyville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Eddyville live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Nebraska average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Eddyville are family households, above 89% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Eddyville, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Eddyville looks the way it does
Turnout in Eddyville 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 Cities
- Sumner, NE R+73
- Oconto, NE R+77
- Miller, NE R+71
- Lexington, NE R+13
- Overton, NE R+69
- Cozad, NE R+50
- Darr, NE R+58
- Mason City, NE R+78
- Amherst, NE R+67
- Ansley, NE R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Patton, MO R+72
- Ilasco, MO R+62
- Hazel Run, MN R+52
- Gilead, IL R+57
- Davant, LA D+54
- Wilhoit, AZ R+54
- Munson, MI R+54
- Oak Orchard, NY R+46
- Beckwith, WV R+42
- Hicks, IL R+61
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.