Juniata is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Juniata typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Juniata, ~14% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Juniata compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Juniata leans more Republican than 15 of 35 neighbors.
Juniata runs about 44 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Juniata 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 Juniata, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Juniata drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Juniata are family households, above 88% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Juniata, 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 Juniata looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Juniata 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Juniata have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ingleside, NE R+56
- Hastings, NE R+36
- Roseland, NE R+74
- Kenesaw, NE R+69
- Prosser, NE R+65
- Hansen, NE R+66
- Ayr, NE R+74
- Holstein, NE R+73
- Trumbull, NE R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lanesboro, MA D+9
- West Point, CA R+25
- Choteau, MT R+56
- Richlandtown, PA R+16
- Holgate, OH R+57
- Royal Center, IN R+53
- Leverett, MA D+54
- Suring, WI R+42
- Winthrop, MN R+51
- Groveton, TX 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.