Havens is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Havens typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Havens, ~11% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Havens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Havens leans more Republican than 18 of 27 neighbors.
Havens runs about 48 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Havens 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 Havens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Havens hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Nebraska average of 27%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Havens sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Havens, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Havens looks the way it does
Turnout in Havens 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
- Silver Creek, NE R+69
- Clarks, NE R+70
- Swedehome, NE R+65
- Genoa, NE R+61
- Fullerton, NE R+57
- Osceola, NE R+60
- Stromsburg, NE R+54
- Polk, NE R+66
- Hordville, NE R+68
- Duncan, NE R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elmdale, KS R+56
- Craigs, NY R+42
- Lake Fork, IL R+53
- Plumfield, IL R+64
- Linn, MS D+6
- Waugh, VA R+40
- Toga, MO R+73
- Gip, WV R+62
- Salem Center, NY R+7
- Plainview Colony, SD 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.