Maxwell is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Maxwell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maxwell, ~9% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maxwell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maxwell leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
Maxwell runs about 55 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Maxwell 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 Maxwell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Maxwell are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Maxwell sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Maxwell, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Maxwell looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Maxwell 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Platte, NE R+39
- Brady, NE R+70
- Wellfleet, NE R+78
- Hershey, NE R+71
- Gothenburg, NE R+55
- Stapleton, NE R+81
- Moorefield, NE R+73
- Dickens, NE R+80
- Sutherland, NE R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Effie, LA R+83
- Deal Island, MD R+53
- Calhoun, MO R+67
- Silver City, OK R+68
- Rockport, WV R+62
- Smithfield, OH R+43
- Mount Auburn, IN R+60
- Old Mill Creek, IL D+6
- Shedd, OR R+51
- Fork Union, VA R+12
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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.