Hickman leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Hickman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hickman, ~32% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hickman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hickman leans more Republican than 4 of 42 neighbors.
Hickman runs about 12 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hickman. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Hickman 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 Hickman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hickman votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly above the Nebraska average of 17%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Hickman are family households, above 89% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hickman, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Hickman looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hickman 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Hickman own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Hickman have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holland, NE R+41
- Roca, NE R+42
- Princeton, NE R+47
- Sprague, NE R+48
- Panama, NE R+43
- Firth, NE R+48
- Saltillo, NE R+12
- Bennet, NE R+40
- Martell, NE R+48
- Rokeby, NE R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Idalou, TX R+52
- Gassville, AR R+62
- Wales, WI R+31
- Etna, PA D+6
- Dunstable, MA D+4
- Arley, AL R+81
- Snowmass Village, CO D+34
- Junction City, KY R+52
- Cleveland, FL R+45
- Lexington, AL R+78
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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.