Martell leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Martell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Martell, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Martell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Martell leans more Republican than 22 of 39 neighbors.
Martell runs about 28 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Martell 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 Martell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Martell are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Martell, NE sits in the top tenth 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 Martell looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Martell 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Martell own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Martell have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sprague, NE R+48
- Rokeby, NE R+32
- Hallam, NE R+49
- Princeton, NE R+47
- Roca, NE R+42
- Kramer, NE R+46
- Saltillo, NE R+12
- Hickman, NE R+32
- Denton, NE R+45
- Holland, NE R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Luray, TN R+71
- Smyer, TX R+81
- New Deal, TN R+69
- Hartstown, PA R+59
- Bishop Hills, TX R+76
- Flemington, GA D+13
- Paxico, KS R+54
- Ionia, IA R+44
- Letohatchee, AL D+43
- Sugar Bush, WI R+47
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.