Heartwell is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Heartwell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heartwell, ~16% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heartwell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Heartwell leans more Republican than 12 of 25 neighbors.
Heartwell runs about 43 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Heartwell. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Heartwell 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 Heartwell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Heartwell sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Nebraska average of 88%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Heartwell, NE sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Heartwell looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Heartwell have completed high school, about 6 points above the Nebraska average of 94%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kenesaw, NE R+69
- Norman, NE R+62
- Lowell, NE R+61
- Holstein, NE R+73
- Minden, NE R+57
- Gibbon, NE R+49
- Roseland, NE R+74
- Juniata, NE R+65
- Prosser, NE R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Willmathsville, MO R+66
- Woods, FL R+74
- Dos Cabezas, AZ R+45
- Parnell, MO R+66
- Parkdale, AL R+70
- Park View Heights, IN R+60
- Little Venice, MI R+38
- Lone Cedar, TX R+72
- Linlithgo, NY Even
- Prairie Hill, TX R+58
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.