Monroe is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Monroe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monroe, ~14% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monroe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monroe leans more Republican than 12 of 28 neighbors.
Monroe runs about 45 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Monroe. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Monroe 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 Monroe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Monroe drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Monroe are family households, above 81% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Monroe, 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 Monroe looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Monroe 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Monroe own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Monroe have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Platte Center, NE R+69
- Duncan, NE R+67
- Wagners Lake, NE R+62
- Columbus, NE R+42
- Tarnov, NE R+80
- Genoa, NE R+61
- Richland, NE R+49
- Silver Creek, NE R+69
- Cornlea, NE R+79
- Humphrey, NE R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shady Valley, TN R+62
- Dry Run, PA R+75
- East Otto, NY R+42
- Palisade, MN R+39
- Watson, MN R+33
- Minto, ND R+63
- Bruno, WV R+69
- Florence, MO R+72
- Fowler, LA R+65
- Enon, MS R+23
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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.