Mclean is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Mclean typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mclean, ~10% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mclean compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mclean leans more Republican than 22 of 23 neighbors.
Mclean runs about 56 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Mclean 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 Mclean, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Mclean drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Mclean are family households, above 85% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Mclean, NE does.
Why turnout in Mclean looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mclean 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Mclean have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Randolph, NE R+67
- Sholes, NE R+72
- Osmond, NE R+76
- Magnet, NE R+70
- Foster, NE R+75
- Wausa, NE R+64
- Pierce, NE R+69
- Belden, NE R+68
- Hadar, NE R+76
- Hoskins, NE R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allerton, IL R+61
- Whitesville, IN R+60
- Cedar Mills, OH R+63
- East Hubbardton, VT R+14
- Lakeville, MI R+33
- Lanesville, NY R+14
- Hamlet, NE R+87
- Herbine, AR R+80
- Overstreet, FL R+67
- Niotaze, KS R+77
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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.