Hamlet is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Hamlet typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hamlet, ~5% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hamlet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hamlet leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Hamlet runs about 67 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Hamlet 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 Hamlet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Hamlet live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Nebraska average of 17%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hamlet, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hamlet looks the way it does
Turnout in Hamlet 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
- Hayes Center, NE R+87
- Palisade, NE R+80
- Wauneta, NE R+80
- Culbertson, NE R+75
- Maywood, NE R+78
- Trenton, NE R+77
- Dickens, NE R+80
- Wallace, NE R+81
- Enders, NE R+80
- Stratton, NE R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockville, NE R+68
- Deerfield Street, NJ R+32
- Glen White, WV R+62
- Allerton, IL R+61
- Lakeville, MI R+33
- Alledonia, OH R+67
- West Penobscot, ME Even
- Cedar Mills, OH R+63
- Hillsboro, NM R+20
- Sliters, NY R+6
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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.