Halsey is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Halsey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Halsey, ~8% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Halsey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Halsey leans more Republican than 1 of 4 neighbors.
Halsey runs about 59 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Halsey 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 Halsey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Halsey live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Nebraska average of 17%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Halsey, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Halsey looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Halsey is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dunning, NE R+81
- Purdum, NE R+82
- Seneca, NE R+79
- Thedford, NE R+82
- Stapleton, NE R+81
- Anselmo, NE R+73
- Arnold, NE R+76
- Tryon, NE R+82
- Milburn, NE R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shivwits, UT R+63
- Callaway, KY R+78
- Carrothers, OH R+62
- Matanzas Beach, IL R+56
- Douglas Flat, CA R+9
- Cherokee Falls, SC R+74
- Orchard Valley, WY R+58
- Oswego, MT R+26
- Durbin, OH R+73
- Durgintown, ME R+28
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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.