Greeley County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Greeley County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greeley County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greeley County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Greeley County leans more Republican than 8 of 10 neighbors.
Greeley County runs about 48 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Greeley 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 Greeley County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Greeley County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 92% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Greeley County, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Greeley County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Greeley 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
- Wheeler County, NE R+72
- Valley County, NE R+67
- Howard County, NE R+64
- Boone County, NE R+64
- Nance County, NE R+60
- Sherman County, NE R+64
- Garfield County, NE R+66
- Merrick County, NE R+60
- Hall County, NE R+26
- Antelope County, NE R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Culberson County, TX R+18
- Robertson County, KY R+61
- Divide County, ND R+59
- Adams County, ND R+62
- Burke County, ND R+76
- Towner County, ND R+45
- Wichita County, KS R+59
- Highland County, VA R+46
- Quitman County, GA R+17
- Wrangell City and Borough, AK R+8
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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.