Elgin is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Elgin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elgin, ~10% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elgin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elgin leans more Republican than 13 of 16 neighbors.
Elgin runs about 56 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Elgin 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 Elgin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Elgin sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Elgin, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Elgin looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Elgin have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Raeville, NE R+71
- Oakdale, NE R+73
- Petersburg, NE R+71
- Neligh, NE R+60
- Knievels Corner, NE R+76
- Clearwater, NE R+77
- Tilden, NE R+72
- Loretto, NE R+69
- Meadow Grove, NE R+72
- Albion, NE R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shushan, NY R+8
- Lum, MI R+45
- South Riley, MI R+23
- Ideal, GA R+10
- Peniel Crossroads, SC R+5
- Crawford, NE R+61
- Shawboro, NC R+50
- Walhalla, ND R+51
- Gilbertville, IA R+38
- Commiskey, IN R+61
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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.