Fairfield is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Fairfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairfield, ~12% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairfield leans more Republican than 22 of 36 neighbors.
Fairfield runs about 47 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Fairfield 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 Fairfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fairfield, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Nebraska average of 27%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fairfield, NE sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fairfield looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Fairfield have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Harvard, NE R+65
- Ong, NE R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gila, NM Even
- Dawson, WV R+61
- Andover, IA R+47
- Helena, IL R+70
- Bly, OR R+60
- Luray, MO R+66
- Packwood, IA R+48
- Orion, OK R+80
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- Ripley, AL R+64
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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.